As part-night lighting (i.e., turning off streetlights in the middle of the night) becomes more widespread among local ...

Birds like this western meadowlark are singing earlier in the morning and later at night thanks to light pollution. Light pollution is causing non-nocturnal species of birds to sing for 50 additional ...

The flight paths of individual moths were tracked using radar. On the left a large yellow underwing (Noctua pronuba) with a transponder. The increasing use of artificial light at night is one of the ...

You may have seen reports late last month about a new study showing how too much light at night is affecting birds — the latest sign of a problem that has implications for us, too. The study’s ...

Scientists have shown that light pollution -- especially light in the blue spectrum -- can alter the behavior of fish after only a few nights, and have knock-on effects for their offspring. Scientists ...

Artificial light, while beneficial to humans, has disrupted the natural day-night cycle and created light pollution, negatively affecting wildlife. Humans also suffer from light pollution, ...

Excessive artificial light at night (ALAN) doesn’t just pollute the sky. It may also pollute the brain. That’s according to a surprising new study focused on light pollution and Alzheimer’s disease ...

Global light pollution has increased by at least 49% over 25 years, new research shows. This figure only includes light visible via satellites, and scientists estimate the true increase may be ...

For decades, amateur astronomers have railed against light pollution — the single greatest negative impact of humans on the night sky. Initially, the argument was, “We can’t see the stars anymore!” ...