Researchers attribute longer urban growing seasons to combined effects of artificial light and urban heat islands.

Well-designed lighting lets people see at night while reducing the negative impacts of artificial light on pollinators and ...

Light keeps us up at night. Artificial light is considered to be, in and of itself, a form of pollution, bringing with it a range of health problems.

Neighbourhood lights can disrupt the lives of animals that are active during the day or night, but there are steps you can take to help them out.

Lead researcher Jian-Bing Wang emphasized the importance of reducing exposure to excessive artificial light, particularly for those residing in urban locales, to mitigate potential health risks. Wang ...

Being exposed to too much artificial light through bedroom windows while you sleep at night was linked to a higher risk of diabetes in a study of tens of thousands in China. Here’s what you can ...

Tim Smyth receives funding from the UK Natural Environment Research Council (grants NE/S003568/1 and NE/X006271/1). Cities are artificially lit to allow humans to make use of the night. This light ...

Changing a simple light fixture outside a cabin door costs less than $100, Persinger said, but replacing the lights on poles at the park can cost more than $1,000 each. Gokhale says widespread ...

Night is falling on Tokyo. The moon, shining in a berry-blue sky, has come to govern the darkness. But it has not come alone: a new study reveals that artificial light in coastal megacities is ...

If you live in a particularly light-polluted area, such as the District of Columbia, America’s top place for urban blaze, you might reconsider late-night walks or drives around the neighborhood.