Darkness News
Hehuan Mountain Dark Sky Park Struggles with New LEDs
September 28, 2023 - Taiwan Pulse
Taiwan’s first DarkSky recognized park is under threat of losing its status after local authorities added two large LED traffic […]
Read MorePandas Suffer from Jet Lag
September 27, 2023 - Frontiers in Psychology
A sample of 11 giant pandas experienced circadian disruption after being transferred to zoos outside China.
Read MoreReduced Light at Night Reduces Stress During Pregnancy
September 26, 2023 - BMC Public Health
A study at maternity clinic in Kuala Lumpur has found that during the second and third trimesters subjects reported higher […]
Read MoreThe Eyes of the Northern Cardinal and the Carolina Wren Are Getting Smaller
September 25, 2023 - Phys.org
A new study published in Global Change Biology has found that non-migratory songbirds living in and near urban San Antonio […]
Read MoreRising Temps are Moving Agricultural Work to the Night Shift
September 22, 2023 - Portland Press Herald
Night harvesting is gaining popularity for produce that needs to be picked by hand as working conditions under daylight get […]
Read MoreFort Myers, FL Has Worst Year on Record for Turtles
September 21, 2023 - Fort Myers Beach Talk
62 of 71 nests have hatched so far. Volunteers have also counted 18 disorientations and spotted 272 lighting violations. The […]
Read MoreSoft Lights Foundation Petitions FDA to End use of LED Headlamps on Cars
September 13, 2023 - Regulations.gov
A citizen petition to the US Food and Drug Administration asking for regulations on brightness and flicker of vehicle headlights […]
Read MoreDark Skies Cumbria Project Publishes Advice
September 12, 2023 - Recolight's Circular Lighting Report
The Good Lighting Technical Advice Note (TAN) represents to combined efforts of citizens, architects, designers, conservationists and other authorities’ work […]
Read MoreSports Lighting Suit Settled in Scottsdale
September 11, 2023 - Rose Law Group Reporter
Chaparral High School has settled a two-year civil suit with residents over lighting their baseball field at night. The Scottsdale […]
Read MoreLight Pollution is Changing Oyster Activity Cycles
September 11, 2023 - Science Times
The French National Centre for Scientific Research has conducted a lab study of pacific oysters and found that exposure to […]
Read MoreCircadian Disruption Linked With Inflammation
September 8, 2023 - Nature
Rats exposed to low-level ALAN at Comenius University were found to have impaired inflammatory responsiveness of the renal molecular clock.
Read MoreBlue Light Exposure From LEDs Harms More as You Grow Older
September 7, 2023 - Nature Partner Journals Aging
A study of fruit flies by Oregon State University has linked blue LED light exposure with damage to non-light sensing […]
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