Highlights from this episode:
- More Migrations
- Security
- Fund Raising
- Slow Growth
Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle
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Headlines and Sources:
New Metric for Sky Glow
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0960148125021172
US on Track For Lowest Murder Rate Ever, Did Lighting Help?
10 Miles of CA-Mexico Border Lighting Going Ahead on Schedule
Study Calls for More Interest in Non-Cognitive Symptoms of Alzheimer’s, Including Circadian Disruption
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11940-025-00852-8
ALAN Linked with Obesity in Children, Teens
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-025-24159-0
Sleep Duration Linked with Academic Performance in Chinese Teens
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41539-025-00361-y
SNAIL Proteins have Circadian Rhythms
https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/7/4/54
Self Reported Insomnia Linked with Self Reported Cognitive Impairment
https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/7/4/56
Circadian Regulation Linked with Epstein-Barr Virus in Fruit Flies
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12993-025-00286-x
New Doc for Assessments of Marine Protected Areas
https://zenodo.org/records/17260533
Frogs Struggle Under Light Pollution
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5547299
Light Pollution Leads to Ladybug Home Invasions
https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/10/06/outdoors/wildlife/ladybugs-home-invasion/
ALAN Linked with Slow Leaf Aging in the Lacewood
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12870-025-07179-1
Two Base/Softball Fields in Apache Junction, AZ Earn DSI Recognition
Palmer Lake, CO moves Buc-ees Expansion to Special Election
$3B Convention Center Boosts Bird Safety in TX
Detroit Zoo Cuts Off Water Tower Lighting for the Birds
https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/detroit-zoo-water-tower-lights-off-migrating-birds/
Louisiana Wildlife Federation Promotes Lights Out
Bird Groups in WI Call for Lights Out
Ditto WA
Window Crash Awareness Program in MO
https://www.kbia.org/kbia-news/2025-09-29/for-migrating-birds-windows-are-a-matter-of-life-or-death
Idaho Dark Sky Alliance Seeks Funds for New Observatory
Quinte, ON Debates Dark Sky Preserve
https://www.quintenews.com/2025/10/09/368172/
Gwinnett, GA Police Cruisers Will Run Their Light All Night
Kingsborough, NC Debates Light and Noise Regs for Data Centers
Hill Country, TX Celebrates Night Sky Month
https://www.tpr.org/news/2025-10-06/october-is-hill-country-night-sky-month
Salida, AR Hosts DarkSky Education
Bat Week in WI
Castlebar, Ireland Draws Complaints from Darkness Advocates
Molina de Aragon, Spain has Terrible Uplights Now
https://www.ceisp.com/articulo_lucescei/molina-de-aragon-completa-su-skyline-nocturno/