The glow of streetlights, phone screens, and bedroom televisions may be doing far more damage to human health than most ...

Good sleep hygiene calls for, among other things, a cool, dark and relaxing environment. It turns out the dark part is key to helping prevent heart disease. People who are exposed to more artificial ...

*New research suggests that excessive light pollution may increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. A study published in Frontiers in Neuroscience found a strong association between high levels of ...

Americans are losing their starry views to light pollution. But some communities are make lighting decisions to help preserve night skies – while benefiting wildlife and human health. Just a few ...

Light pollution from human activity can threaten radio astronomy – and people's view of the night sky. Estellez/iStock via Getty Images Outdoor lighting for buildings, roads and advertising can help ...

During today’s time of rising political tension, racial and gender equality disputes, and fears in the possibilities of artificial intelligence, I would like to call attention to an issue that gets ...

While lawmakers focus on power and water demands, round-the-clock industrial lighting from massive facilities threatens both ...

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 ...

About three years ago, Martha Ferguson woke up at her residence in Old Snowmass at 3:30 a.m. to study a life-long interest: the night sky.

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Light pollution poses a growing threat to moths. In her Lightstar project, which has been awarded a prestigious EU Starting Grant worth 1.5 million euros, zoologist Jacqueline Degen from the ...

DarkSky International and the American Astronomical Society are urging people to tell the FCC to reject SpaceX's ambitious ...