Turn on a light outside at night, and it won't be long before a bevy of insects start careening wildly around it, apparently drawn in "like a moth to a flame," as the saying goes. Now, in a series of ...
Higher levels of artificial light at night were linked to increased stress-related activity in the brain, inflamed arteries ...
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. ...
When researchers reviewed footage of flying insects, they saw that the bugs tilted their backs toward the source of artificial light. Imperial College London Flip on a porch light on a summer evening ...
Paul Bogard, author of “The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light,” is an associate professor of English and environmental studies at Hamline University in St.