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LIGHT POLLUTION is killing trees because artificial light throws off their sleep cycles

June 07, 2017 -

Wohlleben, who authored The Hidden Life of Trees and manages a beech forest in Hummel, Germany, stressed that like humans, trees also need to sleep at night to grow. Also like humans, trees need darkness to sleep properly, and lights disrupt their circadian rhythm.

"Trees that live near street lights will die earlier because it's like burning a light in your bedroom," Wohlleben said in the report.

Wohlleben's findings are in line with another study, published in ...

Light pollution is a growing problem: What you can do

June 02, 2018 -

The problem with continuing casual stargazing, however, is that there are days on which it's just impossible to do. And the biggest reason for this is light pollution, the phenomenon wherein the night sky gets brightened artificially – and often far too much – by street lights and other man-made light sources. This may seem innocuous at first but it has a rather disruptive effect on natural cycles and also prevents easy observation of stars and planets on the dark sky ...

Technology “pollution” threatens astronomy with light from LEDs, satellite, wifi

February 25, 2018 -

During the annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society this January, astronomers warned about increasing amounts of space debris, light pollution, and radio wave interference that render the night sky inscrutable.

It's only been 60 years since the ancestral artificial satellite Sputnik first streaked across the firmament. Those were simpler times when the heavens saw no traffic.

However, it's not the same clean sky anymore. There are close to ...

Warning: Cell phone 'light pollution' is taking a physical toll on your body

August 17, 2016 - Warning: Cell phone 'light pollution' is taking a physical toll on your body

Wednesday, August 17, 2016 by: L.J. Devon, Staff WriterTags: artificial light, musculoskeletal system, circadian rhythm

The biological clock of the human nervous system is being polluted by artificial light

Experiment finds that artificial light weakens motor activity, physical strength

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Light pollution found to disrupt natural balance between insects and predators, impacting ecosystem health

October 30, 2017 -

Artificial night-time lighting is increasing at approximately three to six percent a year worldwide. This has profound effects on the aquatic ecosystems such as rivers and lakes that are heavily interconnected with the ecosystems of their banks and shores. As flying insects gather around the artificial lights, the predatory communities on the ground are left with a scarce food source.

“Artificial lighting at night-time is a major component of global environmental change ...

Study finds early exposure to air and light pollution may raise pediatric thyroid cancer risk

September 22, 2025 - light pollution. That means children in those areas may face a compounded risk of exposure.

Pollution, light and hormonal disruption: Mechanisms behind rising thyroid cancer

The biological mechanisms that could explain these associations are becoming better understood. PM 2.5 particles are small enough to penetrate deep into the lungs and even cross into the bloodstream. They may spark chronic inflammation, damage DNA and disrupt hormone signaling. Meanwhile, ...

Ultra-dark Vantablack satellite set to launch in 2026 to combat Starlink light pollution crisis

June 19, 2025 -

In a bid to preserve humanity’s view of the cosmos, a UK-led research team is preparing to launch a groundbreaking satellite coated in Vantablack 310 — a material so dark it absorbs 99.965% of light. The shoebox-sized cubesat, named Jovian-1, is scheduled for launch in 2026 as a potential solution to the escalating crisis of satellite light pollution, which astronomers warn is drowning out the stars.

With private megaconstellations like SpaceX’s ...

Light pollution lured more than 45 million grasshoppers into Las Vegas in 2019, new study finds

April 03, 2021 - light pollution could influence the behavior of regional insect populations. Brett Seymoure, an ecologist at Washington University in St. Louis, who was not part of the study, called the findings "exciting."

"We really don't have evidence until right now, with this paper, that the light dome is guiding insects," Seymoure said.Behavioral changes from light pollution could lead to extinction of several insect species

Ecologists are concerned that various ...

Can you see stars? Light pollution to blame for hiding wonders in the night sky, warn experts

September 08, 2019 -

For the event, the CPRE asked people who lived in towns and the countryside to count the number of stars within the constellation of Orion that were visible to the naked eye. Its results showed that light pollution had severely affected the dark, starry night sky associated with the countryside. Fortunately, some places in the U.K. remained prime areas for stargazing: Canterbury, King's Lynn, Penzance, Truro, and Whitley Bay enjoyed the best conditions.

As ...

Light pollution affecting two-thirds of key wildlife areas, altering the natural cycles of plants and animals

May 25, 2019 -

Surprisingly, however, too much light is not always a good thing. In fact, light in the wrong place at the wrong time is actually viewed as a form of pollution, interfering with the life cycles of individual species and affecting the well-being of entire ecosystems.

It is therefore shocking that a recent study, published in the journal Animal Conservation, found that light pollution now affects the skies over most of the planet’s vitally important wildlife areas....

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Fukushima has destroyed the Pacific coast and will take 16 million years for the contamination to dissipate

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The Light Code: Shocking TRUTH about how light heals and rejuvenates

December 17, 2025 -

In a world where mainstream medicine often prioritizes pharmaceuticals over natural solutions, "The Light Code: Unlocking the Power of Red Light Therapy for Health, Energy, and Longevity" emerges as a revolutionary manifesto for reclaiming our biological birthright—sunlight.

This book is not just a guide to red light therapy (RLT); it's a clarion call to awaken humanity to the suppressed science of photobiology—the study of how light governs our ...

Improving brain function with light: Can light therapy help treat Alzheimer’s?

December 13, 2022 -

In 2015, Li-Huei Tsai, a neuroscientist and director of the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT, discovered that exposing mice engineered to develop Alzheimer's to flickering lights for an hour each day significantly lowered the amount of beta-amyloid plaques -- a hallmark of the disease -- in their brains. Beta-amyloid is a small protein fragment that, when produced abundantly, clumps together and disrupts the function of nerve cells.

In a more recent ...

Light and life: Can “engineered light” influence human health and productivity?

April 04, 2019 -

These researchers are saying that light exerts a significant effect on the health and productivity of humans. One need only to look up to the Sun, which provides life-giving illumination and warmth to the Earth, to realize how true that is.

Using the Sun as their template, humans developed artificial sources of light. Each new generation of lighting technology came closer and closer to replicating the various types of light radiated by Earth's parent star. Today, the versatility ...

The Amazing Light Bulb

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Scientists validate light therapy field of holistic medicine: light can halt pain

March 25, 2014 - Scientists validate light therapy field of holistic medicine: light can halt pain

Tuesday, March 25, 2014 by: Jonathan Benson, staff writerTags: light therapy, pain management, holistic medicine

Light therapy may be capable of completely eradicating all pain, suggests pain expert

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4.5 Trillion Cigarette Butts Littered Each Year Around the World – There’s One WAY to Solve it

How do you bring to a grinding halt the annual littering of 4.5 trillion cigarette filters on planet Earth? Get everyone to quit. Sure, only half even want to quit, and half of those who do quit go right back within six months, statistics show. And even if you do quit, if you keep on Read More

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Cities are changing streetlights after learning that LED lights are too 'blue'

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Healing with light energy

March 09, 2011 - Healing with light energy

Wednesday, March 09, 2011 by: Len SaputoTags: energy medicine, light, health news

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