Changes in the color and intensity of light pollution over the past few decades result in complex and unpredictable effects on animal vision, new research shows.
Ecology
Jul 6, 2021
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Urbanization is a notable threat to bat populations all over the world, especially through artificial light and the reduction of habitat and food supply. If certain conditions are met, some spaces within metropolitan areas ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 13, 2022
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Newly published research that started as a high school science project confirms that the density of sea turtle nests on Florida beaches is reduced where artificial lights along the coast deter nesting females.
Ecology
Jan 28, 2016
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For the 11th year running, cities worldwide will turn their lights off Saturday to mark Earth Hour in a global call to action on climate change.
Environment
Mar 24, 2017
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Life on Earth has evolved alongside predictable cycles of day and night. But this pattern has become increasingly blurred. Between 2012 and 2016, satellite measurements revealed that the global area polluted by artificial ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 26, 2021
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(Phys.org)—A team of researchers from Australia and Germany has found that at least one species of mammal is negatively impacted by artificial lighting. In their paper published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the ...
The invention of electric light has extended our lives deeper into the night: street lamps help us travel more safely outdoors, while lighting indoors lets us work and play for longer. Entire stadiums are drenched in light ...
Ecology
Jun 17, 2023
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Marine scientists have used the cover of darkness to expose how 'light pollution' is affecting creatures in the Arctic Ocean.
Plants & Animals
Mar 11, 2020
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A joint study conducted by researchers from Tel Aviv University and the Open University of Israel revealed that exposing male crickets to artificial light at night (ALAN) can impair their activity cycles. According to the ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 2, 2021
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As the moon rises on a warm evening in early summer, thousands of baby turtles emerge and begin their precarious journey towards the ocean, while millions of moths and fireflies take to the air to begin the complex process ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 28, 2022
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