Light pollution has steadily intensified and expanded from urban areas, and with the advent of LED lighting, it is growing in North America by up to 10% per year, as measured by the visibility of stars in the night sky. In ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 14, 2023
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The Australian government has launched a campaign asking people to "switch off light pollution" to protect wildlife. So, what does the science say? Should we rethink Christmas lights?
Plants & Animals
Dec 12, 2023
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As some species of animals follow their instinct to migrate, some become disoriented by the glow from urban areas and wander off route, where far too many meet their fates. A recent study found evidence of the effects of ...
Ecology
Feb 1, 2023
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Cities are artificially lit to allow humans to make use of the night. This light pollution means that stars are often barely visible in urban skies. But reduced stargazing is not the only impact of artificial light at night.
Ecology
Jan 5, 2023
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As the old saying goes, many hands can make light work. They can also work together to make light vanish.
Ecology
Sep 23, 2022
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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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House sparrows (Passer domesticus) have adapted to urban environments, which are changing and growing faster than ever before. A range of both biotic and abiotic factors—including habitat fragmentation, changing food availability, ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 27, 2022
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Besides planting milkweed in the garden, people interested in helping monarch butterflies might want to turn off the porch light.
Ecology
May 20, 2022
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While shrews are evasive and rarely seen, these small insectivorous mammals are very abundant. One species, the greater white-toothed shrew (Crocidura russula) is particularly successful: it is expanding in Europe and has ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 4, 2022
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I'm outside at my rural Saskatchewan farm, chatting with my neighbors who I've invited over to appreciate the night sky through my telescope. After exclamations and open-mouthed wonder over Saturn's rings, and light that ...
Space Exploration
Dec 1, 2021
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