From the busy cities to ocean waters, our need to illuminate the world has had some strange and tragic consequences Brian Handwerk | Science Correspondent Tourists watch leatherback sea turtle ...

Artificial light may be lengthening the growing season in urban environments by as much as 3 weeks compared to rural areas, according to an analysis of satellite data from 428 urban centers in the ...

A new study indicates that a minor modification to LED lamps in urban areas could potentially save millions of insects from artificial light pollution.

While light bulbs make our nights brighter, they are dimming the social lives, and survival rates, of some of nature’s natural light-makers: fireflies. A 2021 report found that 1 in 3 North American ...