Darkness News

Puffins Need Darkness

November 25, 2025 - Trent Univeristy

A study published in Animal Behaviour has found that young puffins are attracted to bright lights, which leads to strandings.

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Circadian Disruption Makes Lab Mice Vulnerable to the Flu

November 24, 2025 - Journal of Clinical Investigation

Test confirm the need for a proper light-dark cycle, as well as entrained eating schedules, to reduce the rate of […]

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Huanglong National Scenic Area in Sichuan is Now a Dark Sky Park

November 22, 2025 - DarkSky International

The park in the Sichuan province is a first for China.

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U Glasgow Tracks Sensory Pollutants for Owls

November 18, 2025 - Biological Conservation

A study of human-made nest boxes for Tawny Owls near roadways has found that noise and light are reducing nesting […]

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UK’s South Downs National Park Opens Submissions for Astrophotography Competition

November 14, 2025 - South Downs National Parks

Cash prizes in 4 categories (South Downs Dark Skyscapes, South Downs Life at Night, From the South Downs to Deep […]

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Biological Clock Linked with Hormones, Circadian Alignment, and Burnout

November 12, 2025 - Clocks & Sleep

A study of Romanian doctors has found that shift work exacerbates workplace stress and that burnout should be recategorized as […]

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Missoula, MT Lights Trails Responsibly

November 11, 2025 - Citizen Portal

182 lights over about 3 miles of Bitterroot Trail have been added under the supervision of DJ’s Electric and in […]

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Light Pollution Linked with Thyroid Cancer

November 10, 2025 - BMC Public Health

A four years study from the Fujian province of China shows that those living in urban regions were more likely […]

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Stadium Lighting Planned for Big Bend National Park’s Portion of the Mexican Border

November 7, 2025 - Bytseu

Big Bend National Park, which is part of the Greater Big Bend International Dark Sky Reserve, which is the second […]

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UK Tracks Nocturnal Insect Decline with Weather Radar

November 6, 2025 - The Guardian

Between 2014 and 2021 the Met Office’s Radar data shows a steady decline in night-time-airborne insects in urban and farmed […]

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IBM’s Campus in Markham, ON Keeps Killing Birds, They’re Working with FLAP to Fix That

November 5, 2025 - York Region

New buildings in Markham require bird safe windows, but older buildings are not required to retrofit. It’s believed that IBM’s […]

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ALAN Spikes Activity of Parasitic Flatforms

November 4, 2025 - Royal Society Biology Letters

Lab tests show that light pollution intensifies flatworm parasitism on the Daphnia magna water flea, which will in turn affect […]

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