A nighttime view of Europe made possible by the “day-night band” of the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) is seen in a global composite assembled from data acquired by the Suomi ...

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 ...

New research has revealed for the first time the full extent of how Artificial Light At Night (ALAN) is increasing carbon released by plants and animals across continents – without any increase in the ...

Artificial light is growing across the planet faster than almost any other human influence. Once limited to towns and highways, that glow now touches roughly one quarter of all land ecosystems. The ...

84-year-old Ron Dauphinee’s most prized possessions are not something that can be found on any shelf in his Birmingham home. Having dedicated every day of the last five years to taking care of his ...

Recent scientific findings have revealed a startling connection between nighttime light exposure and cognitive health, particularly regarding early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. This groundbreaking ...