International Dark Sky Week is hailed as a global celebration of the night and a call for less light pollution. In some ...

Artificial light, while beneficial to humans, has disrupted the natural day-night cycle and created light pollution, negatively affecting wildlife. Humans also suffer from light pollution, ...

I took the Irix Edge Light Pollution Filter on a night shoot to capture astro and low-light city shots. Here's how I got ...

How dark is the night sky where you live? If you’re in an urban area, the answer will likely be “not dark at all”. The pervasiveness of artificial light – be it in the form of streetlamps, billboards, ...

Artificial light pollution is a lesser-known factor contributing to the decline of pollinator species. Light pollution negatively impacts nocturnal pollinators like moths and bats, disrupting their ...

When a 1994 earthquake knocked out power across Los Angeles, thousands of anxious residents called local emergency services to report a strange, silvery cloud stretching across the darkened sky. What ...

Artificial light is growing across the planet faster than almost any other human influence. Once limited to towns and highways, that glow now touches roughly one quarter of all land ecosystems. The ...

Light pollution is caused by the bright glow of artificial lights from towns and cities. It can be a problem for photographers taking pictures at night, adding a yellow color cast, haze, and reducing ...

Light pollution is causing birds around the world to sing for longer each day, prolonging their vocalizations on average by 50 minutes, according to a new study by Brent Pease and Neil Gilbert. In ...

Morehead State University physics faculty and students are partnering with the Rowan County Public Library to host a hands-on outreach event focused on light pollution, offering students valuable ...