Darkness News
ESA Charts EU Light Pollution
November 4, 2022 - European Space Agency
Color photos from the International Space Station have been collated to chart the growth of ALAN emissions from the ground.
Read MoreUnder One Sky Announces Full Speaker List
November 3, 2022 - IDA
10 talks are planned, split across 3 time zone groups for a global virtual event features historians, astronauts, activists, ecologist and actor Tim Russ. The event is free and will run all day on the 12th of November.
Read MoreALAN Linked with Cognitive Decline
November 2, 2022 - Monash U
The Climate Air Quality Research Unit at Monash University has determined that outdoor light at night is associated with a higher risk of mild cognitive impairments in people over the age of 60. Also of note was that it was more likely to affect women, the socially inactive and the poorly educated.
Read MoreNorthwestern University Medicine Links Late Eating with Weight Gain, Diabetes
November 1, 2022 - Northwestern Now
Mice fed high-fat diets during off-hours alters the animals energy balance and creatine cycle; altering fat storage and health.
Read MoreCircadian Disruption Linked with Lung Cancer Rates
October 31, 2022 - Healthline
A recent study on mice has found that circadian disruption is linked with activation of heat shock factor 1 a gene that can cause cancer mutations.
Read MoreSmallest Town in Arkansas Aims to Limit Light Pollution
October 28, 2022 - Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Gilbert in northern AR, has updated all 16 of its street lamps with LED fixtures that limit backlight and uplight under the guidance of the chair of the Arkansas Natural Sky Association.
Read MorePre-Term Infant Growth Boosted by Circadian Cycle
October 27, 2022 - Scientific Reports
Doctors at Universidad Autónoma Benito Juárez de Oaxaca have found the pre-born infant that experience a light-dark cycle immediately after delivery developed better physiologically, particularly in terms of weight gain, and left the hospital sooner than infants that did not.
Read MoreIDA Names 2022 Awards Recipients
October 26, 2022 - IDA
Thirteen awards were presented to individuals across seven categories related to advocacy, research, a projects; as well as one award for design to Thorn Lighting Limited, and one recognition of exceptional achievement for a dark sky place being awarded to Sternenpark Rhön International Dark Sky Reserve in Germany.
Read MoreInternational Astronomical Union Forms Engagement Group to Confront Constellation Interference
October 25, 2022 - IAU
The community hub will create a forum to confront issues related to low-orbit satellites and their intendant disruption to the night sky.
Read MoreLight Pollution Contributes to the Racial Disparity in Prostate Cancer Rates
October 24, 2022 - Cancers
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has confirmed the correlation between light expose at night and fatal pancreatic cancer rates in African-American men. The prevalence of night shift work, lack of nutrition, and urban design related to life of an African American male all either contribute to or are aggravated by circadian disruption.
Read MoreMaui County Council Passes Brid Safety Law
October 20, 2022 - The Maui News
A measure to limit light pollution on the island has passed 5-2 after much debate. The rules will go into effect on the first of the year, compliance enforcement will follow in three years.
Read MoreCircadian-Aligned Dieting Aids Fat Loss in Rats
October 19, 2022 - Cell Reports Medicine
Endocrinologists at Xi’an JiaoTong University have determined that good diet combined with a timed eating regimen aid in not only weight loss, but specifically fat reduction and better organ function.
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