Artificial light at night not only alters the landscape, but also profoundly disrupts natural ecosystems. A recent study by the RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau shows that light pollution can ...
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!” ...
Light pollution is more serious than expected: Moths not only lose their orientation directly under street lamps. Their flight behaviour is also disturbed outside the cone of light. The increasing use ...
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 ...
Peggy Singlemann visits astronomer Kelsey Johnson at UVA’s Morven Sustainability Lab to learn how light pollution impacts plants and wildlife. Featured on VHG episode 2507, September 2025. Virginia ...
It takes a moment for the eyes to adjust. Considered the driest place on Earth, its darkness is also one of the clearest windows to the universe. A rare combination of dry climate, high altitude and, ...
The Atacama Desert, a key site for astronomy, faces threats from light pollution due to nearby development. The scientific ...
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Light pollution threatens Chile’s Atacama Desert skies used for astronomy
On a clear night in Chile’s Atacama Desert, the Milky Way arcs so brightly overhead that it casts faint shadows on the ground ...
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