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Saving fireflies means turning off lights, laying off the pesticides and resisting the urge to manicure every square inch of your yard. Most people don’t realize their landscaping choices could erase ...
Here are the best stargazing road trips in North America. 3+ nights | Northern Minnesota Cook ... 3+ nights | Arizona Inky nightscapes abound in Arizona, where global light pollution authority DarkSky ...
Light pollution is rampant, and it can make stargazing nearly impossible. Luckily, there's an interactive, online tool that ...
The Adirondack region is taking steps to preserve its dark night skies, with a proposed bill aiming to reduce light pollution ...
In two recent studies, researchers suggest a weakening ocean current system is to blame for a persistent cold spot in the ...
Solar flares can affect us on Earth, and radiation from this flare caused a shortwave radio blackout. A map released by the ...
Light pollution is increasing globally, and having a negative impact on wildlife and humans. But according to DarkSky International, the solutions are surprisingly simple.
Part 1: Light pollution – Bright lights, big, LED cities Nature and Environment Germany Kathleen Schuster 12/06/2024 More and more cities are switching to LEDs to save money and, ultimately, the ...
The city developed a new ordinance with more robust light pollution guidance in 2019.
Cancer, heart disease, diabetes, Alzheimer’s – the list of diseases linked to nighttime light exposure is getting longer. Here’s what scientists think is happening and what to do about it.
A map shows the average nightime light intensity for each U.S. state, based on data from 2012–2018. Higher levels of light pollution at night have been linked to an increased risk of Alzheimer's ...
But it makes most migratory birds highly susceptible to light pollution. In North America alone, it is estimated that up to 1 billion migrating birds die each year from collisions with buildings.