Highlights from this episode:
- Manipulating a Groundhog’s Day
- Weight Loss
- Interpreting of ALAN
- Getting Down Under the Sea
Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle
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Headlines and Sources:
Circadian Disruption Linked with Obesity (in mice)
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13679-025-00610-6?
WISIT Vaccines Work Better When Dosage Timed with Circadian Rhythm
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0318293
Light Pollution Linked with Breast Cancer
“Night Owl” Behavior Might Be Bad for Mental Health
Nursing Care Improves Patient Outcomes When Timed to Circadian Rhythm
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12912-025-02793-8
Poor Sleep Makes Your Perimenstrual Symptoms Worse
https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/2/e093197
UK Drivers Feel Less Safe with LED Headlights
https://uk.headtopics.com/news/rules-on-bright-headlights-could-change-as-drivers-feel-65409347
ALAN Is Changing Fly Habits at Night And It’s Bad
Light Pollution Harms Amphibians During Life Transition Periods
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1095643325000170
Light Pollution Harms Coral Reproduction
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00227-024-04588-y
Circadian Rhythm Linked with Epigenetics in Sea Bass
Japanese Rice Fish Need Darkness for Reproductive Activity
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0318358
LEED Updates Rules for Bird Safety
Glamox Shows Off Bird-Safe Green LED (not an endorsement)
https://www.recolight.co.uk/glamox-unveils-bird-friendly-luminaires/
IKEA Publishes Sleep Study
Landes de Gascogne Regional Natural Park Recognized by DSI
DSI Recognizes Tāhuna Glenorchy, NZ as a Sanctuary
Gdańsk, Poland Tackles Light Pollution
https://plan-b-project.eu/2025/02/02/gdansk-takes-action-against-light-pollution/
Norfolk County, ON Recaps Lighting Bylaw Enforcement in Cannabis Growing
https://stratcann.com/news/ontario-county-bylaw-designated-cannabis-production-licences/
Westport, CT Debates Brightness at Sports Fields
https://westportjournal.com/government/athletic-field-lighting-proposal-gets-shade-from-neighbors/
Linden, MI is too Bright
Taprock Ridge, UK Hosts Dark Skies Lecture
https://we-ha.com/traprock-ridge-land-conservancy-hosting-dark-skies-lecture/
Florida Celebrates Dark Skies at Everglades National Park
https://www.nps.gov/ever/planyourvisit/everglades-dark-sky-celebration.htm
Breckenridge and Frisco, CO Move Ahead on DarkSky Programs
Lighting Planned for San Luis, AZ Border
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/arizona-lays-more-razor-wire-at-border/ar-AA1yojWD
Grand Canyon National Park Welcomes Astronomer in Residence
https://x.com/GrandCanyonNPS/status/1886515055661056279
SLC, UT Drone Company to Offer Gender Reveal Light Shows
https://thenextdaily.com/news/droneshowcom-illuminates-the-sky-with-new-gender-reveal-service/500717
Dark Sky Tourism on the Rise in Australian Outback
https://au.headtopics.com/news/dark-sky-tourism-could-be-answer-to-outback-tourism-slump-65370585
ALAN as a Measure of Economic ‘Progress’ in Developing Nations
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0318482
Using ALAN to Chart Hurricane Recovery
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0034425725000495?via%3Dihub=
Punxsutawney Phil is Kept Under Lighting That Prevents His Hibernation impulse