Darkness News
Minami-Rokuroshi, Fukui is Asia’s First Urban Dark Sky Place
August 28, 2023 - DarkSky International
The fourth dark sky place in Japan is a mountainside near Ono City. Ono partnered with Panasonic’s lighting division and […]
Read MoreCities Are Leading Bird Migration Safety Efforts
August 25, 2023 - Informed Infrastructure
Yale Law and the American Bird Conservancy have published Building Safer Cities for Birds: How Cities Are Leading the Way […]
Read MoreFudan University Adds New Metric in Parallel to Melanopic Illuminance
August 24, 2023 - Science Direct
Researchers at the Institute of Future Lighting have found that manipulating cyanopic illuminance (light in color ranges that affect the […]
Read MoreBlue-Blocking Lenses Not Helpful for Sleep Quality or Eye Health
August 23, 2023 - Cochrane Library
A new study from the Cochrane Library has run 17 randomized controlled trials of “blue-filtering” eyewear and determined that the […]
Read MoreLight Pollution Linked with Deaths of Migratory Birds
August 22, 2023 - NC State U News
A study of data collected by the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center over twenty years has found that the gray catbird […]
Read MoreDecorative Lighting Related to Major Holidays Are Visible From Space
August 21, 2023 - People and Nature
New research by a team from the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) and the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales […]
Read MoreUnder Canvas Lake Power Recognized by DarkSky
August 18, 2023 - KSL
Luxury tent resort is the first lodging recognized by the international conservation group.
Read MoreSocial Media HQ ‘X’ Logo Removed, Owner Fined
August 17, 2023 - Time Bulletin USA
On July 29 the San Francisco HQ of the social media app formerly known as twitter added a large illuminated […]
Read MoreAdler Planetarium Charts ALAN with Balloons
August 16, 2023 - Science Direct
A team has launched new tools for quantifying light at night into the stratosphere.
Read MoreNightjars Like Skyglow
August 14, 2023 - Universe Today
A comparison of Belgian, Mongolian, and sub-tropical African birds has found that their activity increases drastically on overcast days in […]
Read MoreWesport, CT Adopt New Lighting Regulations
August 14, 2023 - Journal Inquirer
The rules requiring new or renovated commercial buildings to limit uplight, limit color temperatures to a certain warmths and prohibit […]
Read MoreAlbany Hill, CA Lions Club Takes Cross Dispute to Court
August 11, 2023 - BeliefNet
City council used eminent domain to seize land around a 28 foot tall cross after the residents complained about the […]
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