Darkness News
ALAN Increases Night-Migrating Birds Exposure to Airborne Toxins
November 9, 2022 - Global Change Biology
Measurements conducted at Cornell Ornithology have correlated exposure to light along migration paths with exposure to ground-level airborne contaminants. Birds that move to and from the US Gulf Coast were noted for particularly high levels of both.
Read MoreLost Trail National Wildlife Refuge Recognized as Dark Sky Sanctuary
November 8, 2022 - International Business Times
The IDA and the US Fish and Wildlife Service announced that the 9,225 acre area in western Montana is officially a dark sky sanctuary.
Read MoreSpanish-Italian Research Team Measures Light as an Atmospheric Pollutant
November 7, 2022 - Atmospheric Pollution Research
A paper published in Atmospheric Pollution Research formulates a way to measure light as a concentration of particles, similar to other air pollutants. This allows for an explicit conversion to traditional photometric measures, enabling better research methods and regulations.
Read MoreESA 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.
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