All posts tagged with light pollution

(Natural News) Should you quit the night shift? Research says that you probably should — if you’re a woman. That’s what a team of researchers in China found out: According to their study, women who work night shifts are at higher risk of certain cancers. The results determined that working the night shift increased the […]

(Natural News) Recent studies on the mammalian eye shed light on why some people have excessive light sensitivity. These new discoveries may contribute to developing effective therapies for individuals who experience migraine headaches and concussions with light sensitivity. Melanopsin is a protein in the eye that is sensitive to blue light, and establishes our circadian rhythms […]

(Natural News) Researchers in Germany have discovered that artificial light at night (ALAN) such as streetlights situated near waterways can disrupt the surrounding ecosystems by attracting flying insects towards the light, resulting in scattered resources for the predatory community living beneath the lights. This could have lasting implications on the ecosystems’ biodiversity. Artificial night-time lighting is increasing […]

(Natural News) A team from the Institute of Ecology and Evolution at the University of Bern in Switzerland that was led by Eva Knop found out that nocturnal pollination can in fact be disrupted by artificial lighting. “As it is possible that light-sensitive insects have already disappeared in regions with high levels of light pollution, […]

(Natural News) Street lights in cities may be left on all night for the sake of public safety, but they are keeping trees awake and chronically sleep-deprived. Acclaimed German forester Peter Wohlleben recommended that city lights be switched off at night to give trees the sleep they need, DailyMail.co.uk reported. Wohlleben, who authored The Hidden Life […]