Light pollution is dimming the stars over the region. Local advocates say a few simple lighting changes could bring them back ...

Science historian Sara B. Pritchard describes a massive spike in the amount of artificial light in the 21st century, with light pollution increasing by nearly 10% annually between 2011 and 2022.

In the mountains of central Idaho, a hiker reclines in his tent with his head exposed to the crisp night air. Above him, the sky is saturated with stars—dense, brilliant, and sharply defined. For ...

New research has revealed for the first time the full extent of how "Artificial Light At Night" (ALAN) is increasing carbon released by plants and animals across continents—without any increase in the ...

Light pollution and consecutive summers of Canadian wildfires have made it harder to stargaze in even the most remote places ...

FOR some time, legal minds in the Philippines were in a bit of a quandary about noise pollution. Some argued that Republic Act (RA) 8749, or the 1999 Clean Air Act, defines air pollutant as any matter ...

Without a view of the stars at night, Don McLean would never have been able to write Vincent and Vincent van Gogh would not have painted Starry Night. Viewing a sky full of stars is part of what makes ...

The Western Veil Nebula, as photographed by West Carrollton astrophotographer Kyle Berger. KYLE BERGER / CONTRIBUTED The Western Veil Nebula, as photographed by West Carrollton astrophotographer Kyle ...

Without a view of the stars at night, Don McLean would never have been able to write Vincent and Vincent van Gogh would not have painted Starry Night. Viewing a sky full of stars is part of what makes ...