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May 291 min read
Light pollution: Environmental impact, health risks and facts
Light pollution, or photo pollution, is the presence of excess artificial light and is the result of urbanization and industrialization....
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May 291 min read
Light pollution affects human health
Research suggests that artificial light at night can negatively affect human health, increasing risks for obesity, depression, sleep...
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May 291 min read
Ecological benefits of part-night lighting revealed
Night-time pollinators benefit from street lights being switched off in the middle of the night. our study suggests that turning off...
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May 291 min read
Nocturnal pollinators go dark under street lamps
When the sun goes down, moths, beetles and other nocturnal insects that spread pollen between plants go to work. But the latest research...
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May 291 min read
Street light switch-off benefits night-time pollinators
Switching off street lights in the middle of the night to save money and energy could have a positive knock-on effect on nocturnal...
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May 292 min read
Evidence regarding the impact of the street lighting on crime and antisocial behaviour
Report produced for Cambridgeshire County Council The context of this policy note is the proposed part-night lighting (PNL) scheme to be...
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May 293 min read
Less lighting has no impact on crime or collisions, says report
Reduced street lighting at night does not lead to an increase in crime or car crashes, a report suggests. Researchers analysed 14 years...
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May 291 min read
Street lighting may enable rather than hinder street crime
30 March 2022 Fewer cars are broken into at night on roads with part-night lighting (PNL), where street lights are switched off between...
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May 291 min read
Light pollution affects 80% of population
More than 80% of the world's population lives under light-polluted skies, a study suggests. Scientists explain in Science Advances,...
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