Darkness News
Seabirds Are Avoiding Well-Lit Areas as They Age
May 2, 2024 - BioRXiv
A preprint study from the University of Azores of Cory’s shearwater fledglings found near urban light sources are slower to […]
Read MoreUK Woman Gets Barnet Council to Dim Street Lighting
May 1, 2024 - The Daily Mail
Sasha Rodoy, a photophobic, has sued the London neighborhood into switching to dimmer, 2,200 K street lighting. The region had […]
Read MoreBetter Sleep Associated with Mental Health Under Pressure
April 30, 2024 - Clocks & Sleep
Medical professionals at the Bordeaux University Hospital were surveyed about their sleep habits and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
Read MoreMoths Are Getting Better at Avoiding Light Traps
April 29, 2024 - Journal of Insect Conservation
Over the past 25 UV light traps left out to catch earworm moths (Helicoverpa zea) are becoming less effective. It’s […]
Read MoreRothney Astrophysical Observatory, AB Earns Emerald Award
April 26, 2024 - Western Wheel
Dr. Phil Langril of the University of Calgary has been recognized by an Albertan environmental foundation for his and his […]
Read MoreProposed Highway Lighting on Hutchinson Island Prompts Protests
April 25, 2024 - Yahoo News
The Florida DoT plan on adding 32 LED poles to a 2.4 mile section of A1A of the Northeast Causeway […]
Read MoreBlue Light Increases Bird-Building Collisions
April 24, 2024 - The Society for Conservation Biology
David Tan of the University of New Mexico has analysed 7 years worth of bird collision data from Singapore and […]
Read MoreTriplefins Named ALAN’s Coal Mine Canaries
April 23, 2024 - The Conversation
Forsterygion lapillum, the common triplefin (or kokopara) are getting smaller. Researchers in New Zealand believe that skyglow is making it […]
Read MoreOceanside, CA Expands Lighting Bylaws to Single Family Homes
April 22, 2024 - MSN News
City council has unanimously passed an amendment to an existing lighting bylaw that limited glare and spill from businesses and […]
Read MoreLocals Push Back on Sky Tavern, NV’s Plan to Add Lighting to Ski Hills
April 19, 2024 - NBC4 News
The Lake Tahoe-area ski resort has filed for permission to add both lighting and snow making equipment to facilitate night […]
Read MoreU Plymouth Forms Global Ocean Artificial Light at Night Network
April 18, 2024 - GOALANN
The University of Plymouth, the Plymouth Marine Laboratory, and the Natural Environment Research Council have partnered to advance knowledge and […]
Read MoreJames Webb Telescope Spots What Could Be Urban Light Pollution on Exoplanet Proxima B
April 17, 2024 - WorldView Theory
The space telescope has detected light emissions from a planet 7 trillion miles from earth. Spectral analysis of the light […]
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