Darkness News
Light 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.
Read MoreSaudi Arabia Hosts its First Ever Astrotourism Event
October 18, 2022 - Siasat Daily
The King Salman bin Abdulaziz Royal Reserve Development Authority has announced that in time for the confluence of the moon and Jupiter on the tenth of October. The event was organized with assistance from University of Tabuk.
Read MoreNew Law in Lenghu, China Represent the Start of a Dark Sky Project
October 17, 2022 - Sixth Tone
The city, located on the Tibetan Plateau in the Qinghai Province, has institute a ‘core’ and ‘buffer zones’ for light brightness and spread surrounding a new astronomical observation post. Enforcement will begin January 2023.
Read MoreCircadian Disruption Affects Immune Response
October 16, 2022 - International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Studies conducted on mice and rats at Comenius University have linked slowed immune response and increased inflammation when subjects are exposed to off-cycle light.
Read MoreALAN 2023 Names Speakers
October 14, 2022 - artificial light at night
The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada will host a two-day event in August in Calgary, Alberta. The topics will be wide ranging and the first round of speakers announced reflects that; ranging from light pollution policy consultants to historians of energy.
Read MoreNIWA Confirms Blue-Light Harms to Wildlife
October 13, 2022 - Phys.org
The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research in New Zealand spent 4 years tracking the LEDification of Christchurch and how the insect population is behaving in ways that is damaging to their collective health.
Read MoreInternational Dark Sky Association Announces Speakers at Under One Sky
October 12, 2022
The virtual event will run from November 11 to 12, thus far seven speakers has been named covering astronauts perspective, history and dark sky projects around the world.
Read MoreSpace Advertising Would Take $65 Million USD to Set Up
October 11, 2022 - Yahoo Finance
A team split between the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology and the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology has determined that 50 CubeSats-sized devices in a sun-synched orbit would be able to create advertising visible on to observers on the surface of the Earth. Such a set up has been priced and would be profitable if ad rates were set at 4.6 million US dollars each (less than a 30-second spot on the Super Bowl).
Read MoreChanges in Feeding Time Can’t Compensate for Circadian Disruption (in Trout)
October 7, 2022 - Metabolites
Aquaculturists and ichthyologists at Ningbo University have determined that while changes in feeding time show promise in helping mammals, young rainbow trout subjected to ALAN suffer the same harms as those on a regular eating schedule. In particular, fatty acids in the fishes’ tissue are harmed by ALAN-related disruptions.
Read MoreConnecticut Bird Advocates Call for Lights Out
October 6, 2022 - Voices
Lights Out Connecticut and Protect Our Pollinators are once again reminding residents of the state to dim or extinguish any exterior lighting during migration season, the peak of which will end November 15th.
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