Darkness News
Study Links Light at Night with Stroke
May 21, 2024 - Breaking Latest
A six-year study conducted in Ningbo, China has found that individuals exposed to light at night were 43% more likely […]
Read MoreKawarau Gibbston, NZ Named Dark Sky Park
May 17, 2024 - LighTED Magazine
25 square kilometers of parkland on the South Island has been recognized by DarkSky International. This the 9th dark sky […]
Read MoreAustria Passes Light Pollution Legislation
May 15, 2024 - Yana Yakushina on LinkedIn
A national law passed calling for “Light intensity and duration should be restricted to what is necessary for safety or […]
Read MoreQuad Cities Bridge Goes Dark for Migration
May 14, 2024 - Our QC News
The 3,850-foot bridge between Rock Island, IL and Davenport, IA extinguished lighting between 11PM and 6AM for the safety of […]
Read MoreMaui Resort Sued Over Lighting for Second Time
May 13, 2024 - Earthjustice
A collection of conservation groups has filed a second complaint against the Grand Wailea Resort on Maui. The resort’s lighting […]
Read MoreCornell Releases Animated Short for Lights Out for the Birds
May 10, 2024 - Cornell Lab of Ornithology on YouTube
BirdCast has partnered with Daniel Sheire and Chelsea Demott Wildey to create an a short film illustrating the hazards birds […]
Read MoreSea Turtle Lighting Resumes in Daytona Beach, FL
May 9, 2024 - Daytona Times
From May 1st through October 31st owners, renters, and managers of coastal properties must ensure exterior lighting matches regulations on […]
Read MoreMünster, Germany’s Motion-Activated Bike Lighting Needs to be Adjusted for Bats
May 8, 2024 - Conservation Science and Practice
A 1.5km stretch of bike trail has been switched over to motion-sensitive LED lighting. A study from the Leibniz Institute […]
Read MoreConservationists Renew Calls For the End of US-Mexico Border Lighting
May 7, 2024 - Texas Public Radio
Laiken Jordahl of the Center for Biological Diversity is among many wildlife advocates calling for changes to a proposed plan […]
Read MoreMeasuring Spectrally and Intensity-Modified Daylighting on Melatonin Levels in Office Workers
May 6, 2024 - Building and Environment
A study of real world working conditions has found that full-spectrum light indoors in the morning does alter urinary melatonin […]
Read MoreHeineken UK Raises Awareness of Dark Skies
May 3, 2024 - D&AD Awards
The ‘Blackout’ ad campaign and contest for Heineken UK, which highlighted the spread of light pollution and offered 6-pack buyers […]
Read MoreSeabirds Are Avoiding Well-Lit Areas as They Age
May 2, 2024 - BioRXiv
A preprint study from the University of Azores of Cory’s shearwater fledglings found near urban light sources are slower to […]
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