Light pollution, or artificial light at night (ALAN), is a widespread phenomenon in areas with dense human populations.

While recent research shows the night sky is getting brighter every year across North America, the Big Bend area in Texas has ...

Light pollution does far more than ruin stargazing experiences — it has a devastating affect on the environment. Driven primarily by unchecked urbanization, ...

Light pollution is increasing globally, and having a negative impact on wildlife and humans. But according to DarkSky International, the solutions are surprisingly simple.

Global light pollution has increased by at least 49% over the past 25 years. Increases in light pollution were most pronounced in Asia, South America, Oceania and Africa.

As wooded and grassy areas are erased for buildings, parking lots, and manicured lawns, lightning bugs have fewer locations ...

Light pollution: why LEDs are masking the problem. However, that’s not the whole story. “To take the UK as an example, if you ignore the effect of the switch to LEDs—which has been extensive ...

Light pollution is artificial light that's excessive, unnecessary, or disruptive. Learn how it can harm people, animals, and the environment.

But light pollution doesn’t just obscure our view of space. This over-saturation can impact our culture, cause global ecological problems, pose public health issues and create wasteful energy ...

Light pollution is increasing globally, and having a negative impact on wildlife and humans. But according to DarkSky International, the solutions are surprisingly simple.