Darkness News
Fireflies Populations Are on the Decline
July 11, 2023 - Washington Post
Recent findings have determined that a third of bioluminescent insects in the US and Canada are under threat of extinction. […]
Read MorePA Bridge Goes Dark for Mayfly Season
July 11, 2023 - Lancaster Online
The Veterans Memorial Bridge between Columbia and Wrightsville will shut off its lights to prevent mayflies from clustering around the […]
Read MoreSleep Disruption Linked with Prostate Cancer
July 10, 2023 - Cancers
A group of oncologists in the UK have published their findings that poor sleep is linked with progression of prostate […]
Read MoreSleep Tourism is A Thing Now
July 7, 2023 - Thrillist
A number of hotels that advertise as ‘wellness getaways’ in New York state have begun to sell sleep tourism packages.
Read MoreChile Proclaims Order for the Protection of Areas with Astronomic Interest
July 6, 2023 - Republic of Chile
The federal government has established a 150 kilometer special protection zone around the country’s observatories. Chile is currently home to […]
Read MoreDim Light at Night Harms Mediterranean Sea Plants
July 5, 2023 - Scientific Reports
A study by biologists at Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna and the University of Oxford has found dim light (under 4 lx) […]
Read MoreCT Preps for Lights Out
June 30, 2023 - New Canaan Advertiser
Governor Lamont is expected to sign a bill that would require non-essential lighting owned or operated by the state to […]
Read MoreSurvey Says: Regulate Light Spill from Greenhouses
June 29, 2023 - Cambridge University Press
A questionnaire of 3,590 Americans conducted by the University of Georgia, Athens’ Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics has found […]
Read MoreAustria Extends Municipalities the Right to Restore Darkness
June 28, 2023 - OohOrf
A new law from the federal environment councillor will allow municipalities to restricting street lighting, except around train stations and […]
Read MoreGroveland, FL Recognized as a Dark Sky Town
June 27, 2023 - DarkSky
The town 30 miles west of Orlando is home to 18,000 people and now one of the larger DarkSky recognized […]
Read MoreUS Customs and Border Patrol Backs Down on Lighting
June 26, 2023 - CleanTechnica
The agency has a agreed to conduct a review of existing and planned lighting along the US-Mexico Border under the […]
Read MoreThe Shape of Your Eye Affects the Level of Perceived Sky Brightness
June 23, 2023 - International Journal of Sustainable Lighting
Intraocular scattering — light bouncing around inside your eyeball, contributes to the human perception of skyglow. Naked-eye astronomical observers need […]
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