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Human light pollution risks extinguishing glow-worms: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Researchers found brighter nights risk extinguishing glow-worm twinkle. The study was published in 'Journal of Experimental Biology.'
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Light pollution might extend mosquitoes' biting season: Study
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The discovery of a recent study that metropolitan light pollution may disturb the winter dormancy phase for mosquitos that transmit the West Nile virus could be considered both good and bad news.
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Study: Exposure to outdoor artificial light at night is associated with in
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Exposure to artificial LAN at night is a ubiquitous environmental risk factor in modern societies. The intensity of urban light pollution has increased to the point that it not only affects residents of big cities, but also those in distant areas such as suburbs and forest parks that may be
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Light pollution can interfere with navigational abilities of monarch butte
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Cincinnati (Ohio) [US], May 22 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Cincinnati has found that light pollution can disorient monarch butterflies, which travel as far as Canada to Mexico and back during their multigenerational migration.
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Light pollution linked to preterm births, reduced birth weight: Study
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 30 (ANI): While we all know how pollution can be detrimental to our health, a new study has discovered that light pollution could increase the likelihood of preterm births and reduced birth weight.
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Light pollution from cities poses serious threat to coastal species
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], June 23 (ANI): The presence of artificial light originating from cities several kilometers away (also known as artificial skyglow) could be having a significant impact on species that rely on the moon and stars to find food, new research suggests.
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Love the stars? Astronomers have a unique suggestion for Valentine's Day
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 11 (ANI): Few sights are more romantic than a star-filled sky, but there are fewer places on Earth where we can still enjoy a truly dark, star-filled sky. Light pollution means we risk losing one of the most romantic spectacles in nature, so this Valentine's Day as
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Red lights at night hazardous to migratory bats
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Aug 27 (ANI): While focusing on conventional forms of pollution, we tend to pay less attention to the night time light pollution and how that affects nature. Turns out, this kind of pollution affects bats during their seasonal migration.
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