Highlights from this episode:
- Health Updates
- Nesting
- Migrations
- Geopolitics
Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle
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Headlines and Sources:
ALAN Linked with Alzheimer’s Symptoms
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-025-22863-5
Light Pollution and Other Urbanization Issues Are Health Risk Factors for Poor and Middle-Income Populations
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40520-025-03052-1
Better Sleep Improves Diabetes Symptoms
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12884-025-07652-7
Poor Sleep Linked with Depression
https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/7/2/22
CBT Fails to Aid Insomniac Shift Workers better than standard treatment
https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/7/2/24
Depression, Sensation Seeking, Linked with Chronotype in Teens
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-025-06855-8
VR Study from Korea Correlates Feelings of Outdoor Night Time Safety Sentiments with Interior Lighting
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10055-024-01080-2
Light Pollution Harms Flat Oysters
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-98746-x
Circadian Disruption Linked with IBS-like Symptoms in Mice
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-025-04009-0
Blue Linked with Kidney Stones in Rats
https://www.lightnowblog.com/2025/05/blue-light-linked-to-increased-kidney-stones-in-rats/
Unpredictable Light Exposure Disrupts Gene Expression in Birds
U Windsor Entrains Photoperiod and Feeding of Salmon
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-01069-0
Adirondack, NY Seeks DSI Status
Cleveland Heights, OH To Swap Street Lights for Warmer Options
Sea Turtle Season Begins:
Efforts in effect in Naples, FL
on Jekyll Island, GA
https://www.yahoo.com/news/georgia-first-sea-turtle-nest-204410656.html
in Sarasota, FL
https://www.yahoo.com/news/sea-turtle-nesting-season-begins-200104052.html?guccounter=1
on the Gulf Shores, AL
https://www.yahoo.com/news/sea-turtle-nesting-season-begins-195307100.html
in Sanibel, FL
https://santivachronicle.com/news/sanibels-first-sea-turtle-nest-of-season-found/
Spring migration is on:
May 10 was Migratory Bird Day
https://www.rappler.com/bulletin-board/world-migratory-bird-day-2025/
DSI Partners with Audubon Society
St. Louis Gateway Arch Goes Dark for Migration
Awareness being raised in:
Fort Worth TX
Cornell U Works on Bird Safety in MI
Lake Superior Zoo, Partners with DarkSky MN to Reduce Business Lighting
Lights Out in Lake District of Keswick, UK
CO Residents Encouraged to Cut Lighting for Migration Season
Ditto in LI
https://www.danspapers.com/2025/05/dark-skies-protect-migrating-birds-li/
And in OR
Rappahannock County, VA Seek Lighting Restrictions Similar to Neighboring Counties
Fountain Hills, AZ Makes Lighting Compliance Part of 5G Tower Approval
Milwaukee, WI Rejects 4-Story LED Billboard on a Condo
Nova Scotia Opens 200km of Dark Sky Trails on Repurposed Railway Lines
Residents of Tyrol, Italy Deal with Reduced Sleep Quality
https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/7/2/23
Ad in Dublin Provokes Complaints
Nobody Likes this BC Hardware Store’s New Set Up
Ongoing Tensions Between China and US Threatens New Observatory in Chile
DarkSky Outlines Principles of Responsible Astrophotography
https://darksky.org/news/darkskys-principles-for-responsible-astrophotography/
And to go with, that they Announces the Return of the ‘Capture the Dark’ Astrophotography Contest
Not Sponsored: Glamox Debuts Wildlife-Friendly LEDs for Marine Use
https://www.marinelink.com/news/glamox-unveils-wildlifefriendly-marine-525444