Darkness News
Saguaro National Park in AZ is Now and Urban Night Sky Place
November 21, 2023 - AZ Central
94,000 acres in the Sonoran Desert near Tucson have been recognized by DarkSky International.
Read MoreDarkSky International Names Recognizes First Community in Poland
November 20, 2023 - LighTED Magazine
Sopotnia Wielka in the Jeleśnia commune of southern Poland has been working on reducing light pollution in the region since […]
Read MoreInternational Astronomical Union Symposium Hosted in Ethiopia
November 17, 2023 - ENA
The 386th International Astronomical Union Symposium on Dark Sky and Astronomical Heritage began in Addis Ababa on the 13th. The […]
Read MoreFolly Beach, SC Installs New Turtle-Friendly Lighting
November 16, 2023 - Southern Living
37 beach-front street lamps have been swapped for amber lamps that aim to avoid distraction events for hatchlings while still […]
Read MoreLDS Temple Planned for Wasatch County, UT Will Dim the Lights
November 15, 2023 - Deseret News
Church have architects agreed to limit exterior wall wash lighting after hearing from locals about the need to preserve the […]
Read MorePart-Night Lighting Is Worse than Full-Night Lighting for Oysters
November 14, 2023 - Science of The Total Environment
A new study from the University of Bordeaux has found, somewhat unexpectedly, that direct part-night lighting (lighting that shuts off […]
Read MoreDarkSky International Names Annual Awards Winners
November 13, 2023 - DarkSky
DarkSky International has presented its annual awards recipients as judged by a panel of distinguished society members. They are as […]
Read MoreIowa Wind Turbines Switch from Red Lights to Radar
November 9, 2023 - KSCJ
200 turbines in Adair, Audubon, Cass and Guthrie counties are testing radar warning systems on turbines so that lights will […]
Read More83% of French People Don’t Feel Comfortable on Dark Roads
November 8, 2023 - Time News
A survey of 2,000 French citizens from insurer Assurance Prévention has found that those respondents worry as visibility drops, whether […]
Read MorePhilosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Publishes All-Light Pollution Issue
November 7, 2023 - Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B
Volume 378, Issue 1892 features new research on ALAN’s effect on ecosystems from soil to apex predators.
Read MoreDowntown Kalamazoo, MI Installs New ‘Dark Sky’ Lighting
November 6, 2023 - WKFR
America’s first outdoor pedestrian shopping mall is swapping lighting to LED using lamps and fixtures recognized and certified by DarkSky […]
Read MoreNASA Kennedy Space Center has Record Year for Turtle Nests
November 3, 2023 - South Florida Reporter
Staff at NASA credit new lighting and dune maintenance for 13,935 nests last year.
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