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Excerpt of #TransformingNight from
University of Washington Press now out in LitHub! 🎉🌌💡🌃🛰️
#LightPollution #ArtificialLight #ALAN #Night #Darkness #LightJusticehttps://lithub.com/what-the-worlds-nightscapes-reveal-about-our-dependence-on-artificial-light/
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🎉 Delighted to share upcoming events associated with the release of #TransformingNight 🌌💡🌃🛰️ from University of Washington Press
#LightPollution #ArtificialLight #ALAN #Night #Darkness #LightJustice
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It's early August and US academics everywhere are losing it,
But that means it's book release month!
🎉🥳🌠🍾🥂
#TransformingNight 🌌💡🌃🛰
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US Approves Gigantic Satellite Mirror That Will Illuminate the Earth at Night https://petapixel.com/2026/07/17/us-approves-gigantic-satellite-mirror-that-will-illuminate-the-earth-at-night/ #artificiallight #satellitemirror #lightpollution #reflectorbital #Technology #nighttime #daylight #sunlight #mirror #Space #News #moon
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Bowed Heads
Lately I've been seeing
#artificialLight #blueGlow #BowedHeads #Contemplation #digitalAge #digitalWorship #etherealArt #FuturisticIllustration #KeithLyndaker #kmls #Meditation #modernIdolatry #modernSpirituality #newGod #PeaceGrooves #poeticArt #Prayer #SacredTechnology #screenAddiction #smartphones #socialCommentary #SpiritualReflection #Technology #technologyAndFaith #Worship #Writing
a lot of people with their heads
bent over as if in prayer.
I am heartened to see
so many engaged in the art
of meditation or contemplation.
Whether waiting for
a meeting to begin
or for someone to arrive
or perhaps simply to kill time,
the hands clasp
and the head bows.
Then I draw closer
and I see that the head
is bent over a screen.
An ethereal light bathes
the worshipper's face,
eyes enraptured,
captured in a blue glow.
And I can't help
but wonder if this
is the new God.
July 11, 2013 -
SQUEE! #TransformingNight from @[email protected] comes out three months from today*! #ArtificialLight #ALAN #LightPollution #Night #Darkness #LightJustice uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295... *As a former French historian, release date on Bastille Day cracks me up
Transforming Night -
As a historian (of #night #ArtificialLight #ALAN #lightpollution), this is a fascinating study for so many reasons. And conveniently it is now in the conclusion of my Memphis talk for next week.
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jexcnakcd5uc7hj6vl56i5py/post/3miz6ck7a7k2t -
Daylight saving and circadian rhythms and killing wildlife on the roads
Crashing into the 'zone of wildlife'“[With] daylight saving, we start shifting our cars and our daily routine more into the zone of animals, their sunset, sunrise period … suddenly there are cars when all the dusk choruses are happening."
"Species that would be of obvious concern would be kangaroos and wallabies, that are often quite active both in the morning and in the afternoon around dusk, so any increased traffic around the time when they’re most active can create potential issues with road accidents,” Deakin University wildlife ecology and conservation professor Euan Ritchie says."
"Cars – with their lights and noise, and the danger they pose – can affect insects, birds and wildlife." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/04/how-does-daylight-saving-time-affect-animals-australia-wildlife
#biodiversity #wildlife #cars #roads #DST #DaylightSaving #crashes #LightPollution #ArtificialLight #NoisePollution #RoadTrauma -
I wrote a thing, "Urban #Nightscapes and the #Anthropocene" 💡🌃🌌 niche-canada.org/2026/01/26/u... #ArtificialLight #ALAN #LightPollution #Night #TransformingNight #Darkness #LightJustice
Urban Nightscapes and the Anth... -
#Berlin not only boasts numerous lakes but also #waterways, both artificial and natural, all of which are sites of considerable #aquatic #biodiversity. My photos show the #BerlinSpandau #ShipCanal near the #Westhafen (a #harbor). C. C. Voigt et al. (2019) demonstrated the importance these waterways for terrestrial animals as well, namely e.g. #bats, which use #waterbodies and vegetated areas to bypass #artificiallight routes
©#StefanFWirth 2025Ref
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-019-00942-4#Photos
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This all came together faster than I anticipated... 📣🎆🎉🥳 #CoverReveal ! #TransformingNight uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295... #LightPollution #ArtificialLight #ALAN #Night #Darkness
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Humans have an internal lunar clock – but light pollution is disrupting it
#Science #Moon #LunarClock #LightPollution #Moonlight #Health #HumanBiology #SleepScience #CircadianRhythm #Nature #Wildlife #ClimateChange #Animals #ArtificialLight #Menopause
https://the-14.com/humans-have-an-internal-lunar-clock-but-light-pollution-is-disrupting-it/ -
Concern as #LightPollution encourages #birds to sing for longer, study finds
22 August 2025
"Birds around the world are singing for nearly an hour longer each day due to light pollution, a new study has shown.
"The research, to be published in the journal Science, used millions of recordings of #birdsong, including from #NewZealand's #NorthIsland.
"President of Birds New Zealand Dr Natalie Forsdick told RNZ more light meant more time for singing, building nests and feeding.
"But she said those things consumed energy and it could be reducing their overall health.
" 'It's just like with humans, if you go to bed a little bit too late, you wake up the next day feeling a little bit the worse for wear. I imagine that birds could feel that same way too, and we certainly see that it disrupts their natural cycles.'
"She said previous studies in New Zealand had shown a range of outcomes, from no effect to increased night-time predation by black-backed gulls on threatened species like banded dotterels.
"But one of the biggest concerns about light pollution in New Zealand was its effect on seabirds.
"Among juveniles, urban light pollution may be mistaken for moonlight, attracting and disorientating species like Cook's #petrel or Hutton's #shearwaters.
"This could cause birds to crash land or collide with buildings, and they may become injured or grounded in cities.
"She said people could help by turning off outside lights when they were not needed, and asking their local councils to consider more directional or dimmer lighting in public places. [I would recommended warmer lighting as well. Too much blue is unnatural!]
"Associate Professor Kristal Cain from the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Auckland said more research was needed to find out how light pollution affected survival and reproduction.
"This paper used bird song data collected by thousands of volunteers globally, and measured when birds started singing in the morning and when they stopped for the night.
"It found that in brighter areas birds started singing early and continued later into the night than in dark areas.
" 'Most of the bird song was collected in #NorthAmerica and #Europe,' Cain said. 'We still need to do similar work in the rest of the world to see how widespread these patterns really are. The manu of #Aotearoa are quite unique in many ways."
" 'Importantly, all this #ArtificialLight is not good for us either.'
"People could do things like closing curtains and planting trees in urban areas to contain some of the light."
Source:
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/570702/concern-as-light-pollution-encourages-birds-to-sing-for-longer-study-finds -
Seeing fewer #fireflies this year? Here’s why, and how you can help.
Fireflies are vulnerable to #ClimateChange and habitat loss. Some simple landscaping tricks and turning off porch lights can make a big difference.
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between #Grist and #BPR, a #PublicRadio station serving western #NorthCarolina.
Katie Myers Regional Reporter, #Appalachia, July 11, 2025
Excerpt: "Basham and Jacobs have a few other tips for helping fireflies thrive. You don’t need to be a scientist to help protect fireflies. In fact, the biggest difference comes from how we care for our own #backyards. Here are a few things Basham and Jacobs recommend:
- Turn off your #PorchLights. Fireflies are incredibly sensitive to #ArtificialLight, and it can confuse them.
- Ditch the manicured lawn and embrace #NativePlants. In addition to being easier to care for, they suit the local environment and conserve water.
- Leave some leaves behind when you rake in the fall. They’re a great place for fireflies to find food, stay cool, and lay eggs.
- Plant shrubs, tufting grasses, and other, large plants. These can shelter fireflies during rainstorms and other severe weather.
- If you spot fireflies, jot down when and where you saw them and add your observations to citizen science databases like iNaturalist, Firefly Watch, or Firefly Atlas to help scientists collect data."Even among those who study fireflies, the thrill of spotting them remains magical. Lower has made many excursions to the southern #AppalachianMountains to find the famous, ethereal 'blue ghosts.' Rather than flicker, the insects emit a continuous bluish-green glow. 'You walk into the pitch black woods and at first you can’t really see anything right because your eyes are getting used to the darkness,' Lower said. 'But eventually you start to see all these dim glows.' "
#SolarPunkSunday #CitizenScience #FireflyConservation #LessLawns #Rewilding #HabitatLoss #Insects #Nature #LeaveTheLeaves #DarkSkies #TurnOffTheLights #ConservingNature
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“ALAN [artificial light at night] is a significant environmental factor contributing to adverse health outcomes, particularly metabolic disorders and mental health disturbances. While findings suggest actionable interventions, further longitudinal studies are required to confirm causality and explore preventative strategies.”
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666558125000260
#ArtificialLight #ALAN #LightPollution #HumanHealth #CardiovascularDisease #MetabolicDiseases #MentalHealth
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Just submitted an abstract to the Artificial Light at Night conference #ALAN2025 🎉
In case you haven't written one yet - there's still time, the deadline is tomorrow! https://artificiallightatnight.org/alan-conference-2025/submit-an-abstract-for-alan-2025/
