The morning sun is hidden behind clouds facing the East Foothills during sunrise at the Palo Alto Baylands. Photo by Veronica Weber. For Palo Alto’s conservationists, the adoption of a “dark sky” law ...

Excessive light pollution at night may increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease – especially in younger people, warns a new study. Researchers found that exposure to outdoor light after dark could ...

Exposure to outdoor light at night could put people at a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease (AD), according to a new study published in Frontiers in Neuroscience. "We show that, in the U.S.

While headlines focus on the pressure that massive data centers place on Pennsylvania’s power grid and water resources, a quieter hazard has gone unnoticed: light pollution. A hyperscale data center ...

Light pollution is a man-made problem caused by the excessive use of artificial lights, especially at night. These lights can disrupt natural sleep cycles, waste energy, and even mislead migratory ...

Researchers found that exposure to outdoor light at night could increase Alzheimer’s prevalence more than many other risk factors for people aged under 65 In some places around the globe, the lights ...

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy said light pollution is “in our portfolio” and that the agency is “thinking about it.” McCarthy, who has led the EPA in its recent campaigns ...

When a 1994 earthquake knocked out power across Los Angeles, thousands of anxious residents called local emergency services to report a strange, silvery cloud stretching across the darkened sky. What ...

Amid a neighborhood of perfectly manicured yards and yellow pesticide signs, stands Leonard Green and Nancy Erber’s East Hampton home, surrounded by native woodland and a mixed meadow designed to ...

Pitkin County commissioners are considering an ordinance to amend the 2006 Pitkin County land use code in regard to preserving its night sky and rural character. “I think we’ve all started to notice ...