Earlier this year, Deschutes County amended its outdoor lighting ordinance to reduce light pollution and protect Central ...

Light pollution significantly impacts our connection to the stars and poses risks for future generations. This video explores ...

It is easy to assume a few extra lights don't matter. Scientists issue warning after discovering overlooked side effect of US ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A boom in satellites is brightening the night sky and hindering astronomers’ ability to study distant galaxies, ...

Light pollution is a man-made problem caused by the excessive use of artificial lights, especially at night. These lights can disrupt natural sleep cycles, waste energy, and even mislead migratory ...

Artificial light at night used to be a symbol of progress. Streetlights, glowing buildings, and 24/7 businesses meant safety, convenience, and non-stop activity. But now, science is telling a ...

A new study links higher levels of exposure to artificial light at night to stress-related activity in the brain, as well as a higher risk of inflamed arteries and heart disease. In other words, shut ...

The early bird gets the worm, as the old saying goes. And now a lot of birds around the globe are starting their days earlier than ever, because of unnaturally bright skies caused by light pollution. ...

After two hours of extensive deliberation, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors today narrowly passed an Outdoor Lighting Ordinance that sets new design standards to reduce light pollution — ...