They are citizen scientists from all over the world united by a common goal: The need to monitor the sky and measure light pollution, or excess artificial lighting that has a negative impact on ...

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How light pollution can imperil migrating birds by luring them into cities Migrating birds need stopover locations en route where they can rest and feed. A new study shows that artificial light ...

Light pollution is bad. Not only is it bad for astronomers—making it harder for them to see the night sky and study the stars—but now researchers believe there might be a connection between li ...

States with an overexposure to artificial light pollution—particularly at night—are linked to an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study by scientists at Rush ...

Pandora Dewan is a Senior Science Reporter at Newsweek based in London, UK. Her focus is reporting on science, health and technology. Pandora joined Newsweek in 2022 and previously worked as the ...

The new study, published in the journal Science Advances, shows that global light pollution has increased by about 2 percent per year from 2012 to 2016. This increase is important to document ...