Highlights from this episode:
- Health Studies
- New DarkSky Spots
- Action For the Birds
- Space Junk
Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle
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Headlines and Sources:
GLA U Study Lists Light Pollution as an “Emerging Pollutant”
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00267-025-02284-1
ALAN and Health in the US – too complicated to measure
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12982-025-00972-1
ALAN Disrupts Menstrual Cycles
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/menstrual-cycles-forced-sync-moon-180000946.html
ALAN Leads to Excessive Gestational Weight Gain
https://www.scienc edirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0301479725033134
Chronic Insomnia Linked with Cognitive Decline
https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000214155
Circadian Stability is Key to Neurodevelopmental Disorder Management
https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/7/3/48
Your Gut Microbiome Has Circadian Rhythm
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07853890.2025.2561222
Winter Light Therapy Boosts Mental Health in Chinese Teens
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-18486-w
Sleepiness Linked with Skin Temperature
https://w ww.mdpi.com/2624-5175/7/3/51
Hospital Workers in Jordan Are Self Medicating with Sleep Aids
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41606-025-00149-4
NZ Bats Do Better Under Amber LED
https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7530824/v1
Light Pollution Increase Tiger Mosquito Activity
https://bmcenvsci.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s44329-025-00029-3
Salvador Bara Publishes “Light pollution regulations in the kingdom of Spain: challenges and perspectives”
https://zenodo.org/records/15400021
Kaua’i Launches New Bird Protection Program
Lapalala Wilderness Nature Reserve is the First Park Recognized by DSI in South Africa
https://tedmag.com/south-africa-receives-first-dark-sky-park-designation/
Naseby, NZ is the Country’s First Dark Sky Community
https://darksky.org/news/naseby-becomes-new-zealands-first-international-dark-sky-community/
Cataloochee Ranch and The Swag in NC Earn DarkSky Approved Lodging Status
https://darksky.org/news/cataloochee-ranch-the-swag-expand-darksky-approved-lodging-to-east-coast/
Virgin, UT Debates Dark Sky Bylaw (Again)
Cottonwood, TX Seeks DarkSky Designation
Migration Season Advocacy in North TX
… And OR
… And IL
… And College Station, TX
… And Raleigh, NC Actually Turns Lights Off
Bellaire, TX Debates Sign Variances
Miami Approves 10-Story LED Billboard
Turtle-Unsafe Lighting at Glynn County, GA Buc-ee’s Still On
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/4252713230855-glynn-slow-to-shut-off-brighter-turtle-confusing-lights-near-buc-ee-s
LDS Breaks Ground on Temple in Las Vegas
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/lds-church-breaks-ground-lone-051050041.html
Harelbeke, Belgium Switches Street Lighting Plan from ‘Dark after 11’ to ‘Dim After 8pm’
https://taketonews.com/again-at-night-lighting-on-the-street-in-harelbeke/
Essex County, UK Goes Back to Full Night Lighting
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/night-street-lights-reinstated-to-improve-safety/ar-AA1MI0xn
FCC Reduces Environmental Oversight in Space
Vodafone Accused of Ruining Sky Views
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/09/14/vodafone-accused-ruining-night-sky-satellite-plans/
Walmart is Not switching stores to 10,000K