Darkness News
Panama City Beaches Push for Turtle-Safe Lighting
January 18, 2022 - Panama City News Herald
Local advocates are calling for city council to pause upgrades to the beachfront and planning for turtle nesting sites.
Read MoreBlue Blocker Glasses Benefit Later Stages of Pregnancy
January 17, 2022 - Neurobiology of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms
Wearing special lenses during the third trimester improved melatonin development in the evening.
Read MoreLower Hutt is Too Bright
January 14, 2022 - Cardno.com
Wellington, NZ municipality has Stantec researchers to track the effects of ALAN in the area.
Read MoreNY State Proposes Lights Out Law
January 13, 2022 - Spectrum News
Non-essential lighting will have to be off, on motion sensors, or covered under law proposed by bird-loving legislators.
Read MoreLeduc, AB Promotes Darker Skies
January 12, 2022 - The Leduc Rep
The municipal environmental advisory board have begun an initiative to raise awareness about light pollution in the region. Both the board and city council proper will take dark skies into consideration for bylaws and lighting retrofit plans.
Read MoreFlorida Real Estate Developer Vows to be Turtle-Friendly
January 11, 2022 - Crwe World
The National Realty Investment Advisors have agreed that future developments on Florida beaches will follow guidelines to preserve and protect sea turtle nesting areas.
Read MoreLancaster University Sets Up Light Pollution Study Center
January 10, 2022 - Yahoo! News
A first for the UK, the Dark Design Lab will study the adverse effects of light at night. Professor Nick Dunn, Executive Director of ImaginationLancaster and Chair of Urban Design, will lead the lab.
Read MoreSelf-Driving Cars; A Solution to ALAN?
January 10, 2022 - Forbes Contributor
Lance Eliot makes the case with IR cameras and LIDAR being the core of auto-automobiles’ guidance systems, streets will need less lighting if adoption hits a tipping point.
Read MoreNight Work Associated with Metabolic Syndrome
January 9, 2022 - News Azi
A spectrum of conditions associated with being awake at night have been identified by a metastudy by the HSE. Regular night time activity has been associated with obesity, hypertension, hyperglycaemia, and dyslipidemia.
Read MoreSave the Date(s) for Globe at Night
January 7, 2022 - International Dark Sky Association
9 nights at the end of each night are designated for the citizen science project. Participants are asked to observe the brightness of certain constellations an hour of sunset each day of the designated nights.
Read MoreHarvard Study Sets Medical Goals for Circadian Research
January 6, 2022 - Wiley
A multi-author, multi-university review of circadian research has protocol recommendations for tracking circadian rhythm in clinical studies. The medical community needs firmer goals and metrics for understanding the underlying physiology of circadian factors in medical research and practice.
Read MoreSpringdale, UT Completes Dark Sky Program, Awaits Recognition
January 6, 2022 - St George News
The third community near Zion National Park began work on dark sky ordinances in 2009 and has planned event celebrating their dark sky status throughout 2022.
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