You may have seen reports late last month about a new study showing how too much light at night is affecting birds — the latest sign of a problem that has implications for us, too. The study’s ...

Q. I have heard that light pollution causes migrating birds to become disoriented. Will the fairy lights (small solar lamps) that people put out alongside sidewalks affect any animals? A. The simple ...

Light pollution from human activity can threaten radio astronomy – and people's view of the night sky. Estellez/iStock via Getty Images Outdoor lighting for buildings, roads and advertising can help ...

The glow of streetlights, phone screens, and bedroom televisions may be doing far more damage to human health than most ...

Sacramento is one of California’s most light polluted cities. The Bortle scale is a nine-level numeric scale measuring the night sky's brightness of specific locations with one being perfect ...

RICHMOND — The little dog likes everything in its place, so his water dish is always to the left of his food dish, his toy basket doesn’t move, the layers in his little house are the same every night ...

Peggy Singlemann visits astronomer Kelsey Johnson at UVA’s Morven Sustainability Lab to learn how light pollution impacts plants and wildlife. Featured on VHG episode 2507, September 2025. Virginia ...

While lawmakers focus on power and water demands, round-the-clock industrial lighting from massive facilities threatens both ...

DarkSky International and the American Astronomical Society are urging people to tell the FCC to reject SpaceX's ambitious ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Local photographers are using time-lapse technology to raise funds and awareness about light pollution. Downtown Los Angeles has arguably one of the greatest nighttime skylines ...

SAN ANTONIO -- The growing oil and gas industry has been great for West Texas, but the growth has brought with it increased light pollution, especially at the McDonald Observatory, located within the ...