Artificial night lighting makes riverside spiders eat a wider range of prey, even when invasive crayfish reduce insect supply ...

Artificial light at night not only alters the landscape, but also profoundly disrupts natural ecosystems. A recent study by the RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau shows that light pollution can ...

Night on planet Earth is getting brighter as artificial light illuminates more natural spaces. Scientists know a lot about how this messes with ecosystems on land, but new research shows it can ...

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. ...

Artificial light is one of the most ingrained features of modern life. For humans, light after dark offers convenience and a sense of safety. For wildlife, it’s a growing environmental disturbance.

Good sleep hygiene calls for, among other things, a cool, dark and relaxing environment. It turns out the dark part is key to helping prevent heart disease. People who are exposed to more artificial ...

Using innovative social media insights and satellite imagery, researchers uncover how poorly planned nighttime lighting disrupts sleep and poses a growing public health concern in urban and rural ...

Tel Aviv University research finds artificial night lighting may disrupt biological rhythms and raise mortality ...

All houseplants need light to thrive, but during the colder months, natural light often isn’t enough. That’s where grow lights come in. Grow lights can supplement natural sunlight or replace it ...