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light pollution

  • Light pollution in India is disrupting sleep and hurting health

    Light pollution in India is disrupting sleep and hurting health

    Charu Bahri, IndiaSpend.com
    · Jun 16, 2025 · 07:30 pm
  • Stars are beginning to disappear with night skies getting brighter by 9.6% every year

    Stars are beginning to disappear with night skies getting brighter by 9.6% every year

    Chris Impey, The Conversation Connie Walker, The Conversation
    · Feb 26, 2023 · 11:30 pm
  • In Bengaluru, the light pollution is disturbing nature’s processes

    In Bengaluru, the light pollution is disturbing nature’s processes

    Vimal Simha
    · Dec 18, 2020 · 07:30 pm
  • To save millions of migratory birds, we must turn off outdoor lights in spring and fall

    To save millions of migratory birds, we must turn off outdoor lights in spring and fall

    Dan Mennill, The Conversation
    · Apr 09, 2019 · 10:30 pm
  • Not just air, light pollution too is on the rise in India

    Not just air, light pollution too is on the rise in India

    Sahana Ghosh
    · Jan 21, 2019 · 09:30 pm
  • LED lighting and the destruction of night is a global blight to health

    LED lighting and the destruction of night is a global blight to health

    Richard G ‘Bugs’ Stevens, Aeon
    · Aug 05, 2018 · 02:30 pm
  • The difference between night and day is disappearing with rising light pollution, warn scientists

    The difference between night and day is disappearing with rising light pollution, warn scientists

    Scroll Staff
    · Nov 23, 2017 · 07:07 pm
  • New atlas shows extent of light pollution – what does it mean for our health?

    New atlas shows extent of light pollution – what does it mean for our health?

    Richard G. 'Bugs' Stevens, The Conversation
    · Jun 16, 2016 · 11:30 pm