Over the past 3 billion years, an endogenous circadian rhythmicity has developed in almost
all life forms in which daily oscillations in physiology occur. This allows for anticipation of …

Alternation between day and night is a predictable environmental fluctuation that organisms
use to time their activities. Since the invention of artificial lighting, this predictability has been …

Public space lighting is important for public perception, human health and urban planning.
Previous studies used nighttime light remote sensing data to evaluate light pollution and its …

When conserving or protecting rare or endangered species, current general guidelines for
reducing light pollution might not suffice to ensure long-term threatened species' survival …

Organisms have evolved under natural daily light/dark cycles for millions of years. These
cycles have been disturbed as night-time darkness is increasingly replaced by artificial …

A call for scientists to halt the spoiling of the night sky with artificial light and satellites |
Nature Astronomy Skip to main content Thank you for visiting nature.com. You are using a …

Light emitting diodes (LEDs) and SSL (solid state lighting) are relatively new light sources,
but are already widely applied for outdoor lighting. Despite this, there is little available …

As the world embraced Artificial Light at Night (ALAN) and its numerous benefits, the
transforming nocturnal environment witnessed the negative impacts of this contaminant of …

Light pollution in urban locations is a complex, serious problem, but researchers have paid
more attention to light pollution on natural, non-urban environments. Understanding the …

Background Nest selection is widely regarded as a key process determining the fitness of
individuals and viability of animal populations. For marine turtles that nest on beaches, this …