light pollution
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Seeing Too Much Light at Night May Raise Your Stroke Risk
Too much light at night may be bad for our brains, research out this week suggests. In a population of city residents in China, researchers found a link between increased exposure to artificial outdoor light at night and a greater risk of stroke. Unsurprisingly, they also found that more exposure to air pollution was linked…
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Bug Scientists Uncover A New Cause Of The Insect Apocalypse
We really need to give insects more credit. They pollinate the shit out of our flowers. They break down dead things. They even help us understand local water quality. And how do we thank them? By killing them with pesticides, habitat destruction, and climate change. Now scientists are sounding the alarm on nighttime light pollution.
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Escape Cruel Reality For Three Minutes With This Glorious Desert Night Time Lapse
Image Cache: One of the simple wonders of living on a spinning ball with a thin atmosphere in a densely packed corner of space is the view. Many of us dream of settling down by a picturesque coastline or a rugged mountainscape, but we so often forget that the best scenery on planet Earth is…
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We Finally Know Why Spring Now Shows Up A Week Early In Cities
Something weird is happening to spring. It’s starting earlier and earlier — but not everywhere. The shift is limited to cities and heavily-populated areas.