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 ...

Single-family homes are being added to an Oceanside ordinance that requires apartment buildings, businesses and most other property owners to shield their outdoor lighting fixtures. Light pollution ...

The Perseid meteor shower is peaking this weekend, just in time for Debby, now a post-tropical cyclone, to depart the region. For amateur astronomers and fans of stargazing, that means in the predawn ...

Light pollution makes birds work overtime. A behavioral analysis of nearly 600 bird species suggests that light pollution from human development can lengthen the time birds spend singing by nearly an ...

Light pollution is more serious than expected: Moths not only lose their orientation directly under street lamps. Their flight behaviour is also disturbed outside the cone of light. The increasing use ...

City birds are working overtime because of light pollution, according to a new study. Researchers found that birdsong continues throughout a longer portion of the day in areas with more artificial ...

Excessive light pollution may increase our risk of Alzheimer's disease, new research has warned. These associations are particularly pronounced among younger members of the population and emphasize ...

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. ...

Light pollution is the poor management and distribution of artificial lighting released into the natural environment. Michelle Wooten, Ph.D., assistant professor of astronomy in the Department of ...

City birds are working overtime because of light pollution, according to a new study. Researchers found that birdsong continues throughout a longer portion of the day in areas with more artificial ...