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light pollution
Nighttime Light Exposure Linked to Higher Alzheimer’s Risk: Study
Though city lights illuminate the night, they and other forms of light may disrupt our circadian rhythms, potentially making people more vulnerable to disease.
Prison Turned Wildlife Haven Has Best View of Stars on the East Coast (Watch Time-Lapse Video)
Without light pollution, the stars’ brilliance is unmatched.
Sandstorm Whips Up Pure Magic in Mesmerizing Time-Lapse
Filmmaker Harun Mehmedinovic trekked into New Mexico’s White Sands dune field to create a time-lapse that’s like a hymn to nature.
Dry, Dead Mojave Desert Comes to Life in a Storm: Timelapse Video
“This apparently dead place is merely dormant.”
Storm Clouds Block City Lights, Revealing Stunning Sky in Rural Virginia (Video)
In Shenandoah Valley, part of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, a stunning phenomenon last summer revealed the ancient beauty of the night sky.
Darkness Is Disappearing and That’s Bad News for Astronomy
Astronomers have much to celebrate in the International Year of Light and Light-Based Technologies (IYL). Until the 1930s, every scrap of information about the universe came to us in the form of light.
