Night on planet Earth is getting brighter as artificial light illuminates more natural spaces. Scientists know a lot about how this messes with ecosystems on land, but new research shows it can ...

Artificial light can wake sleeping fish and attract predators, changing nighttime coral reef communities, according to new research using novel underwater infrared cameras. Artificial light can wake ...

Higher exposure to artificial light at night was associated with increased stress activity in the brain, inflammation in the arteries, and a greater risk of heart disease, according to a preliminary ...

Scientists have shown that light pollution—especially light in the blue spectrum—can alter the behavior of fish after only a few nights, and have knock-on effects for their offspring. The team from ...

When they make their first journey into the ocean, fledgling Atlantic puffins are prone to being stranded on land, imperiling them. For years, scientists have wondered what leads to these strandings.

The bright lights of the big city might seem dazzling, but they can be hard on your heart health, a new study says. People exposed to high levels of artificial light have an increasingly higher risk ...

Artificial light is growing across the planet faster than almost any other human influence. Once limited to towns and highways, that glow now touches roughly one quarter of all land ecosystems. The ...

Another reason to darken those windows and shut down those screens at bedtime: Increased exposure to artificial light at night may increase the risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), researchers have ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Data from brain scans paired with satellite images suggest a biological pathway links artificial light exposure ...

New research shows artificial light can upend underwater communities around coral reefs just like they do on land. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Dec. 30, 2024.) Night on planet Earth is ...