Darkness News
Chile Proclaims Order for the Protection of Areas with Astronomic Interest
July 6, 2023 - Republic of Chile
The federal government has established a 150 kilometer special protection zone around the country’s observatories. Chile is currently home to […]
Read MoreDim Light at Night Harms Mediterranean Sea Plants
July 5, 2023 - Scientific Reports
A study by biologists at Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna and the University of Oxford has found dim light (under 4 lx) […]
Read MoreCT Preps for Lights Out
June 30, 2023 - New Canaan Advertiser
Governor Lamont is expected to sign a bill that would require non-essential lighting owned or operated by the state to […]
Read MoreSurvey Says: Regulate Light Spill from Greenhouses
June 29, 2023 - Cambridge University Press
A questionnaire of 3,590 Americans conducted by the University of Georgia, Athens’ Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics has found […]
Read MoreAustria Extends Municipalities the Right to Restore Darkness
June 28, 2023 - OohOrf
A new law from the federal environment councillor will allow municipalities to restricting street lighting, except around train stations and […]
Read MoreGroveland, FL Recognized as a Dark Sky Town
June 27, 2023 - DarkSky
The town 30 miles west of Orlando is home to 18,000 people and now one of the larger DarkSky recognized […]
Read MoreUS Customs and Border Patrol Backs Down on Lighting
June 26, 2023 - CleanTechnica
The agency has a agreed to conduct a review of existing and planned lighting along the US-Mexico Border under the […]
Read MoreThe Shape of Your Eye Affects the Level of Perceived Sky Brightness
June 23, 2023 - International Journal of Sustainable Lighting
Intraocular scattering — light bouncing around inside your eyeball, contributes to the human perception of skyglow. Naked-eye astronomical observers need […]
Read MoreLight Pollution Confuses a Color-Changing Coastal Woodlouse
June 22, 2023 - Phys.org
The Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences has published research from the University of Exeter showing that skyglow […]
Read MoreLight at Night Disorients Mating Glow Worms
June 21, 2023 - Journal of Experimental Biology
A study conducted by the School of Life Sciences at the University of Sussex has found that male glow worms […]
Read MoreFree Turtle-Safe Lamps and Fixtures in SW Florida
June 20, 2023 - Observer
The Sea Turtle Conservancy has partnered with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in offering grants to replace seaside properties’ […]
Read MoreType of Lighting Doesn’t Affect Safety
June 19, 2023 - Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy
A study of traffic incidents before, after, and during the city of Leeds in UK’s switch of 80,000 street lamps […]
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