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CASS COUNTY, Mich. (WLNS) – A county park in southwestern Michigan was honored with an international distinction.
CASS COUNTY, Mich. (WLNS) – A county park in southwestern Michigan was honored with an international distinction.
Take a quick look around the outdoors world with a tip, a fishing lure and more: Tip of the week This is the age of self-driving…
It's estimated that light pollution prevents about one-third of the world's population from seeing the Milky Way galaxy at night.
By Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News image copyrightPATRICK LANDMANN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY An experiment carried…
The famous Kinderdijk windmills illuminated by LEDs in 2009. Jerry Lampen/Reuters Campaigners want government agencies and…
When the power went out during the blackout of Aug. 14, 2003, 50 million people across the Northeast, from New York City to…
When the power went out during the blackout of Aug. 14, 2003, 50 million people across the Northeast, from New York City to…
Christine Kenyon remembers the first time she photographed a nightscape. It was July 4, 2016, and it took nine months of…
RS Iyer/AP June 5 is World Environment Day an annual celebration of our environment that aims to promote awareness about…
有一天晚上睡觉忘了关灯,第二天白天奇困无比,就好像没睡过一样。 不知道你有没有过这样的经历? 电灯这个人类才不过与之相处了一百多年的东西,似乎正在成为一个慢性子的杀手,把毒手伸向了动物和我们自己。 影响鸟类迁徙 大城市的灯光对鸟类来说可能是一种陷阱,迁徙的鸟…
There are precious few places left in the United States where you can still view a “pristine” night sky, according to a new…
There are precious few places left in the United States where you can still view a "pristine" night sky, according to a new…
There are precious few places left in the United States where you can still view a "pristine" night sky, according to a new…
Researchers across several disciplines are paying closer attention to light pollution and its effects on people's health.
There are precious few places left in the United States where you can still view a “pristine” night sky, according to a new…
There are precious few places left in the United States where you can still view a “pristine” night sky, according to a new…
There are precious few places left in the United States where you can still view a "pristine" night sky, according to a new…
There are precious few places left in the United States where you can still view a "pristine" night sky, according to a new…
By Christopher Ingraham Christopher Ingraham Reporter covering all things data Email Bio Follow August 6 at 9:20 AM There are…
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Clownfish achieved worldwide fame following Finding Nemo, but it turns out these fish don’t do so well in the spotlight.
We know the earliest people in recorded history were fascinated with space, and that continues into our modern era.
We know the earliest people in recorded history were fascinated with space, and that continues into our modern era.
We know the earliest people in recorded history were fascinated with space, and that continues into our modern era.
We know the earliest people in recorded history were fascinated with space, and that continues into our modern era.
(CNN) — We know the earliest people in recorded history were fascinated with space, and that continues into our modern era.
Most people in the United States can't see a full night sky that's not affected by light pollution.
June 5 is World Environment Day – an annual celebration of our environment that aims to promote awareness about protecting our…
Today marks the 35th annual World Environment Day, a global event spearheaded by the United Nations that aims to increase…
RS Iyer/AP June 5 is World Environment Day an annual celebration of our environment that aims to promote awareness about…
Der Bundesrat hat dem Verein «Dark-Sky Switzerland» das Verbandsbeschwerderecht im Umweltbereich erteilt.
Daniela Mattalia - 23 aprile 2019 Come si sarebbe concluso l’ultimo verso dell’Inferno di Dante ai giorni nostri? «E quindi…
Twenty five years ago Los Angeles experienced a massive power blackout due to an earthquake.
On a clear night in 1994, an earthquake rumbled beneath Los Angeles and caused a city-wide power outage just before dawn.
analysis Twenty five years ago Los Angeles experienced a massive power blackout due to an earthquake.
Humans pollute the air, land, and sea by burning fossil fuels, overusing chemicals and pesticides, and creating sewage run-off.
Humans pollute the air, land, and sea by burning fossil fuels, overusing chemicals and pesticides, and creating sewage run-off.
RS Iyer/AP Humans pollute the air, land, and sea by burning fossil fuels, overusing chemicals and pesticides, and creating…
Light pollution: the dark side of keeping the lights on : Shutterstock Twenty five years ago Los Angeles experienced a massive…
Twenty five years ago, Los Angeles experienced a massive power blackout due to an earthquake.
Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Bernard Coetzee, Conservation scientist, University of the Witwatersrand Twenty five…
Twenty five years ago Los Angeles experienced a massive power blackout due to an earthquake.
Last week, Romulus Whitaker, known popularly as India’s ‘snake man’, published an Instagram post expressing his concern about…
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For centuries, the night sky has offered people a window into the universe. Today, however, more than 80 percent of North…
From galactic roller coasters to Hubble images, the planetarium at Portland’s University of Southern Maine offers a universe of…
(Shutterstock) It’s not just sleep: circadian rhythms influence your metabolism, circulation and psychology, too Jackie Grimm…
Worldwide, light pollution is growing twice as fast as Earth's human population.
¿Te imaginas caminar bajo la luz de la luna? Tal vez esta no sea la pregunta adecuada.
There’s a certain joy in venturing outside at night and navigating by the glow of the moon.
Home Archive Features The loss of darkness can harm individual organisms and perturb interspecies interactions, potentially…
Migrating birds can become disoriented as they fly at night. But the 9/11 Tribute in Light has come up with a solution.
Light pollution is often characterised as a soft issue in environmentalism. This perception needs to change.
Alles Schnuppe. In diesem Jahr sollen die Leuchterscheinungen am Himmel besonders stark ausfallen.
Es ist wieder Zeit für die Perseiden: In den kommenden Nächten sind bis zu 160 Sternschnuppen pro Stunde zu sehen - allerdings…
Roma, 9 ago. – (AdnKronos) – Cacciatori di stelle cadenti? Il bottino’ piu’ ricco potrebbero assicurarselo quelli che…
Light pollution is often characterized as a soft issue in environmentalism. This perception needs to change.
Light pollution is often characterised as a soft issue in environmentalism. This perception needs to change.
Photographing Murcia at night. (Shutterstock) Light pollution is often characterised as a soft issue in environmentalism.
Light pollution is often characterized as a soft issue in environmentalism. This perception needs to change.
When the ancient Chinese gazed up at the night sky, they imagined that the shining stars represented a heavenly palace above…
PAGE, Ariz. – Staring up at the night sky in northern Arizona as a child, John Barentine saw something unexpected: thousands of…
The night sky is our window to the infinite. Above us are an untold number of stars and planets and other geologic wonders, and…
È rivolto all’illuminazione pubblica il suo ultimo studio, prima della chiamata di Mattarella Ogni italiano spende il quintuplo…
On Sunday we’ll all hear a lot about the importance of recycling, planting trees, and saving energy by turning out the lights.
Pack your bags, astronomy lovers. Idaho is now home to the United States’ first International Dark Sky Reserve.
GREEN 12/20/2017 12:56 pm ET The 1,400-square-mile area in central Idaho offers brilliant views of the night sky.
Les jurés suédois regretteront-ils un jour d’avoir décerné le Nobel de physique aux inventeurs de la LED bleue, en 2014? Les élec…
A team of international researchers has found that, despite an increase in energy-efficient LED bulbs, surface light pollution…
“When we switch from a sodium lamp to a white LED, what we observe is a decrease in the total amount of light that the…
By Manisha Ganguly CNN (CNN) -- Artificial lighting at night is contributing to an alarming increase in light pollution, both…
(CNN)Artificial lighting at night is contributing to an alarming increase in light pollution, both in amount and in brightness…
(CNN)Artificial lighting at night is contributing to an alarming increase in light pollution, both in amount and in brightness…
Some regions have showed a steady increase in light pollution aligned with economic development, but more developed nations…
Image copyright Science Advances More than 80% of the world's population lives under light-polluted skies, a study suggests.
A short film shot mostly in California by Sriram Murali shows how much manmade lights affect the view of outer space.
The Milky Way galaxy shines over the Sawtooth Mountains in central Idaho. The region could soon be home to the nation's first…
When twilight deepens to lavender, and the owls begin to talk, that is the time to go out, to revel in one of nature’s finest…
Didn’t make it to the eclipse? No worries. Some of the last, best stargazing in the world is right here at home in Washington.
Uno dei primi fattori con il quale un divulgatore scientifico entra in contatto confrontandosi con la platea è la necessità di…
John Goar, a science teacher at North Kitsap High School, is 2016's Hartzog Individual Volunteer Award winner.
SmartNews Keeping you current smithsonian.com an hour ago After all, what harm could light do? It’s just light.
When was the last time you remember seeing a star-filled sky? Have you felt like you’re not getting a good sleep at night? It…
SmartNews Keeping you current smithsonian.com an hour ago Since the second humans first ventured into space, they’ve been…
“There is no such thing as a free lunch,” biologist Barry Commoner wrote in 1971, proposing that as one of four “laws of ecology.
“There is no such thing as a free lunch,” biologist Barry Commoner wrote in 1971, proposing that as one of four “laws of ecology.
Photo: F. Falchi, Et Al. Science Advances (2016) The comprehensive World Atlas of Artificial Night Sky Brightness has appeared…
The comprehensive World Atlas of Artificial Night Sky Brightness has appeared in Science Advances.
By Richard G. “Bugs” Stevens, University of Connecticut The comprehensive World Atlas of Artificial Night Sky Brightness has…
33 Datos científicos que no sabíamos a principios de 2016 Buenas noticias para Einstein, malas noticias para los que adoran las…
33 Science Facts We Didn’t Know At The Start Of 2016 Good news for Einstein, bad news for anyone who likes red squirrels.