Artificial light is upending trees’ ability to use the natural day-night cycle as a signal of seasonal change.
Artificial light may trick malaria-transmitting mosquitoes into changing their feeding habits, protecting people against bites.
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Fireflies’ summer evening light shows are a delight for humans, but for the insects they are a crucial mating ritual – and human-caused light pollution is a buzz kill.
There may be a very good reason for not wanting to get up in the morning when it’s still dark.
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Evidence for a link between breast cancer and artificial light appears to be growing. Do studies showing higher risk of breast cancer the farther west a woman lives in a time zone add to the science?