Wildlife

How Light Pollution Affects the Pennsylvanian Ecosystem

Light Pollution

By guest writer, Craig Campbell As little as 100 years ago, it was possible to look up in the …

July 19, 2018

Artificial Light at Night May be Contributing to “Ecological Armageddon”

Light Pollution

In 2017, drastic declines of insects were reported by a team of scientists in Germany. The research indicated that …

July 17, 2018

Call for Abstracts for the 2018 Annual General Meeting

Press release

Looking Up! 30-Years of Dark Sky Advocacy IDA’s 30th Annual General Meeting November 9-11, 2018 | Snowbird, Utah The …

May 1, 2018

Can Salmon Help Save the Night Sky?

Wildlife

“Salmon could help save the night sky,” says Jack Sales, Chapter leader of IDA California. Sales is concerned about …

April 25, 2018

West Nile Virus Infectious Longer in Birds Exposed to Artificial Light at Night

Press release

Artificial light at night doesn’t just affect our ability to see the stars — it also impacts complex ecological …

February 22, 2018

Bird Migration Dramatically Altered by High-intensity Urban Light Installation

Light Pollution

By: Meg Schader for the International Dark-Sky Association Tribute in Light in New York City projects two beams of …

October 18, 2017

Nobel Prize Awarded for Discovery of Molecular Mechanisms Controlling the Circadian Rhythm

Light Pollution

The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institute today announced the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded jointly …

October 2, 2017

Lights at Night Turn Nocturnal Pollinators Off

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Pollination is essential for the reproduction of many plant species. Some flowering plants rely on the wind or water …

August 7, 2017

Fireflies Need the Dark to Talk with Light

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The Effects of Light Pollution on Fireflies As light pollution spreads across our planet, we have to venture to …

July 26, 2017

“All Living Things on Earth Need and Deserve a Night Sky”

Light Pollution

Growing up on Norfolk Island in the South Pacific exposed me to one of the darkest and least light …

July 21, 2017

Like moths to a flame: National Moth Week, and how you can help our nighttime wildlife

Wildlife

Next week, as night falls, people across the USA and around the world will be found huddled in groups, …

July 17, 2017

Seabird Fatalities Caused by Artificial Lights

Wildlife

By guest writer Airam Rodríguez, postdoctoral researcher at Estación Biológica de Doñana CSIC, Spain Human alteration of natural light …

July 14, 2017