New research has revealed for the first time the full extent of how "Artificial Light At Night" (ALAN) is increasing carbon ...

Sacramento is one of California’s most light polluted cities. The Bortle scale is a nine-level numeric scale measuring the night sky's brightness of specific locations with one being perfect ...

A new research by a team from the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) and the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC) in collaboration with Australian and New Zealander researchers has ...

Light pollution—the needless shining of bright lights into the night sky—has robbed whole generations of the chance to see nature on its largest scale. It is estimated that as many as eighty percent ...

Artificial light is growing across the planet faster than almost any other human influence. Once limited to towns and ...

The DesignLights Consortium (DLC) this month finalized a policy aimed at promoting installation of commercial lighting ...

Ithaca, NY— Artificial light at night has a profound effect land-based life--from birds to fireflies to humans. But a new study suggests we need to widen our view to include light pollution's effect ...

Customers send their telescopes to Starfront Observatories, where amateur stargazers can view the night sky unencumbered by ...

84-year-old Ron Dauphinee’s most prized possessions are not something that can be found on any shelf in his Birmingham home. Having dedicated every day of the last five years to taking care of his ...

New research has revealed for the first time the full extent of how Artificial Light At Night (ALAN) is increasing carbon released by plants and ...