The glow of streetlights, phone screens, and bedroom televisions may be doing far more damage to human health than most people realize. A growing body of medical research now links modern light ...

Alzheimer’s disease impacts more than six million Americans, but the exact cause of the devastating condition is still being investigated by scientists. Now, new research has found a new risk factor ...

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 ...

It’s not just that most of us can no longer see the Milky Way in the night sky. In addition to having a negative effect on ...

While lawmakers focus on power and water demands, round-the-clock industrial lighting from massive facilities threatens both ...

A new type of super-black, highly resistant satellite paint promises an affordable fix to the satellite light pollution problem that has marred astronomical research since the recent advent of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Scientists researching the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease ...

Peggy Singlemann visits astronomer Kelsey Johnson at UVA’s Morven Sustainability Lab to learn how light pollution impacts plants and wildlife. Featured on VHG episode 2507, September 2025. Virginia ...

You may have seen reports late last month about a new study showing how too much light at night is affecting birds — the latest sign of a problem that has implications for us, too. The study’s ...

A new study found a link between outdoor light pollution and the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease. For adults younger than 65, excessive light pollution increased the risk of Alzheimer’s more ...

Clouds drift past the many channels of the Palo Alto Baylands as the sun sets in this file photo. Photo by Veronica Weber. In an effort to be not only be politically correct but also environmentally ...