New research has revealed for the first time the full extent of how Artificial Light At Night (ALAN) is increasing carbon released by plants and animals across continents – without any increase in the ...

“Blue wavelengths of light are damaging to many forms of life, and glare from unshielded light compromises road safety and infiltrates bedrooms, suppressing melatonin production, undermining sleep ...

Global heart organizations issued a joint statement calling for action on environmental stressors including air pollution.

Light pollution is on the rise, increasing by around 2 per cent every year. And artificial light can disrupt the lives of countless creatures, causing migrating birds to lose their way, nocturnal ...

Dr. Jennifer Birriel, professor of physics at Morehead State University, studies how light pollution affects communities. She presented her research at the 2025 American Association of Physics ...

City birds are working overtime because of light pollution, according to a new study. Researchers found that birdsong continues throughout a longer portion of the day in areas with more artificial ...

When a 1994 earthquake knocked out power across Los Angeles, thousands of anxious residents called local emergency services to report a strange, silvery cloud stretching across the darkened sky. What ...

Indeed, light pollution–related changes to activity may lead to positive fitness effects if they facilitate increased foraging time or reproductive output." It's now estimated that 80% of life on ...

Clouds drift past the many channels of the Palo Alto Baylands as the sun sets in this file photo. Photo by Veronica Weber. In an effort to be not only be politically correct but also environmentally ...