Darkness News

Save The Date: DarkSky Ireland Opens Registration for ALAN Conference

June 26, 2025 - Artificial Light at Night Conference

The 9th International Artificial Light at Night Scientific Conference in Westport, Co. Mayo from October 28th to 31st, 2025.

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DarkSky International Recognizes HUB Sports Center in Liberty Lake, WA

June 25, 2025 - DarkSky International

A new set of youth soccer, football, and lacrosse fields in the Spokane–Coeur d’Alene region of eastern Washington has partnered […]

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U Miss: Bird Safe Glass is Indeed Safe for Birds

June 24, 2025 - Phys.org

Jason Hoeksema worked with his ornithology students, campus facility managers, and the Robert C. Khayat Law Center on campus to […]

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ALAN Outpaces Climate Change in Extending Growing Season

June 23, 2025 - Nature Cities

New studies from Wuhan U have shown that across 248 urban centers in the Northern Hemisphere that the expanding presence […]

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ALAN Alters Activity Levels of Slugs

June 20, 2025 - iScience

Two species of slugs, Arion lusitanicus and Deroceras reticulatum, will not seek food if left in light polluted areas.

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MI Debates Bill for More Dark Sky Preserves in Upper Peninsula

June 19, 2025 - Upper Michigan Source

Currently Section 324.75102 of the NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT prevents adding any new Dark Sky reserves on state […]

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70 Lighting Violations Found on Ft Myers, FL Beach

June 18, 2025 - Gulf Coast News

Officials have already received 70 reports of lighting code breaches this sea turtle nesting season. Local regulators are stepping up […]

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Blue Light is Bad for Your Self Esteem

June 17, 2025 - Sleep

A new study from Monash University asked participants to decide if words were self-descriptive under different sets of lighting conditions. […]

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Cuts to US National Parks Service Threaten US Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division

June 16, 2025 - The Guardian

“Small but mighty” program of 10 employees exists to “protect, maintain, and restore acoustical and dark night sky environments” throughout […]

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Young Engineers Ireland Recognized Light Pollution Reducing Smart Lighting from Elementary Schoolers

June 13, 2025 - Engineers Ireland on Youtube

Elementary school students at St. Mary’s Rosscarbery, Cork we recognized for their proposed solar panel shield and lighting controls project […]

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Bratislava, Slovakia Switches to Warmer Street Lights

June 12, 2025 - Slovak Spectator

The Metropolitan Institute of Bratislava (MIB) has updated its Principles and Standards for Public Lighting in response to public outcry. […]

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Dim Light at Night Linked with Postpartum Depression in Mice

June 11, 2025 - Translational Psychiatry

Neurologists at the Jinan University have linked low levels of light at night with behavioural signals and brain chemistry consistent […]

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