Darkness News Update
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A bi-weekly news podcast dedicated to light pollution, conservation, sleep quality, and public policy.
Terrible Alex Jones Impression:
They're shining lights at night to make the frogs sick!
#lightpollution is real.
They're shining lights at night to make the frogs sick!
#lightpollution is real.
📰Published📰Does nocturnal light pollution impair immune function in a wild-living amphibian?🐸
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Does nocturnal light pollution impair immune function in a wild-living amphibian?
Louise Cheynel, Adeline Dumet, Emmanuelle Gilot-Fromont, Corinne Régis,Eve Ramery, Vanessa Gardette, Benjamin Rey, Thierry Lengagne, Nathalie Mondy This is a plain language summary of a Functional …
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December 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Terrible Alex Jones Impression:
They're shining lights at night to make the frogs sick!
#lightpollution is real.
They're shining lights at night to make the frogs sick!
#lightpollution is real.
the original mechanical turk flipped the board when Napoleon cheated too many times.
December 8, 2025 at 1:51 PM
the original mechanical turk flipped the board when Napoleon cheated too many times.
Cartoon from 1954
December 7, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Cartoon from 1954
New lighting will have to conform to darkness principles, but existing lighting can stay until someone complains to the city about glare or trespass.
www.wemu.org/wemu-news/20...
#exteriorlighting #michigan
www.wemu.org/wemu-news/20...
#exteriorlighting #michigan
Ypsilanti residents to see more nighttime stars with new dark sky ordinance
Ypsilanti is beginning the process of transitioning to dark sky compliant lighting around the city with its new ordinance. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.
www.wemu.org
December 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
New lighting will have to conform to darkness principles, but existing lighting can stay until someone complains to the city about glare or trespass.
www.wemu.org/wemu-news/20...
#exteriorlighting #michigan
www.wemu.org/wemu-news/20...
#exteriorlighting #michigan
"a foundation for understanding the interaction of light exposure behaviour, culture, and geography, opening new avenues for research and intervention strategies."
nature.com/articles/s41...
nature.com/articles/s41...
Physiologically-relevant light exposure and light behaviour in Switzerland and Malaysia - Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology
Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology - Physiologically-relevant light exposure and light behaviour in Switzerland and Malaysia
nature.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:33 PM
"a foundation for understanding the interaction of light exposure behaviour, culture, and geography, opening new avenues for research and intervention strategies."
nature.com/articles/s41...
nature.com/articles/s41...
Highlights from this episode:
Big News
Amber LEDs
The Flu
Revoked Status
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Big News
Amber LEDs
The Flu
Revoked Status
restoringdarkness.com/episode/news...
December 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Highlights from this episode:
Big News
Amber LEDs
The Flu
Revoked Status
restoringdarkness.com/episode/news...
Big News
Amber LEDs
The Flu
Revoked Status
restoringdarkness.com/episode/news...
December 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
3/4. En esta imagen se muestra el mismo campo estelar del Cometa C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) sin limpiar.
En solo 15 minutos de adquisición, contamos 1659 trazas de satélites (unos 400 individuales).
Sobran las palabras para describir la contaminación del espacio cercano.
En solo 15 minutos de adquisición, contamos 1659 trazas de satélites (unos 400 individuales).
Sobran las palabras para describir la contaminación del espacio cercano.
December 3, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Highlights from this episode:
- Big News
- Amber LEDs
- The Flu
- Revoked Status
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- Big News
- Amber LEDs
- The Flu
- Revoked Status
restoringdarkness.com/episode/news...
December 2, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Highlights from this episode:
- Big News
- Amber LEDs
- The Flu
- Revoked Status
restoringdarkness.com/episode/news...
- Big News
- Amber LEDs
- The Flu
- Revoked Status
restoringdarkness.com/episode/news...
News Articles Like this make me glad I don't have to hit wordcount
www.wickenburgsun.com/around-town/...
but also good for Wickenburg, AZ making progress on that #darksky certification
www.wickenburgsun.com/around-town/...
but also good for Wickenburg, AZ making progress on that #darksky certification
Dark Sky Association completes town-wide light study
There’s nothing quite like a Wickenburg night—the sweep of the Milky Way, the quiet shimmer of starlight over the desert hills, and that subtle sense of belonging that comes from
www.wickenburgsun.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:28 PM
News Articles Like this make me glad I don't have to hit wordcount
www.wickenburgsun.com/around-town/...
but also good for Wickenburg, AZ making progress on that #darksky certification
www.wickenburgsun.com/around-town/...
but also good for Wickenburg, AZ making progress on that #darksky certification
December 1, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Drug therapy for the symptoms of extended daytime by ALAN is some cyberpunk shit
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Somatostatin regulates the clock sensitivity to evening light - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Somatostatin regulates the clock sensitivity to evening light
www.nature.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Drug therapy for the symptoms of extended daytime by ALAN is some cyberpunk shit
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Martin Winterkorn didn't invent them but he put them on Audis in 2004 setting the stage for everyone else.
He was also criminally indicted for VW diesel emissions fraud.
He was also criminally indicted for VW diesel emissions fraud.
November 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Martin Winterkorn didn't invent them but he put them on Audis in 2004 setting the stage for everyone else.
He was also criminally indicted for VW diesel emissions fraud.
He was also criminally indicted for VW diesel emissions fraud.
This week's Darkness News Update kicks off with a quick recap of The Sea Turtle Conservancy's annual workshop.
restoringdarkness.com/episode/news...
#conservation #turtles #lightpollution
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#conservation #turtles #lightpollution
November 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM
This week's Darkness News Update kicks off with a quick recap of The Sea Turtle Conservancy's annual workshop.
restoringdarkness.com/episode/news...
#conservation #turtles #lightpollution
restoringdarkness.com/episode/news...
#conservation #turtles #lightpollution
"Regional Strategy for Green Infrastructure, Connectivity and Ecological Restoration of Castilla-La Mancha" to facilitate the conservation and improvement of its extraordinary natural values both day and night."
celfosc.org/actualidad/2...
celfosc.org/actualidad/2...
Cel Fosc realiza aportaciones esenciales sobre contaminación lumínica a la estrategia de infraestructura verde de Castilla-La Mancha | Cel Fosc, Asociación contra la Contaminación Lumínica
celfosc.org
November 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
"Regional Strategy for Green Infrastructure, Connectivity and Ecological Restoration of Castilla-La Mancha" to facilitate the conservation and improvement of its extraordinary natural values both day and night."
celfosc.org/actualidad/2...
celfosc.org/actualidad/2...
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when we say we want more streets to be pedestrianized, this is what we mean
November 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
when we say we want more streets to be pedestrianized, this is what we mean
The text of the law limiting the number of dark sky parks in the UP is weird.
It's my roman empire, guys.
It's my roman empire, guys.
Industrialization in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has some residents pushing for protection of the region’s dark skies.
In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Locals Fight for ‘The Right to Night’
Industrialization in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has some residents pushing for protection of the region’s celestial splendor.
nyti.ms
November 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The text of the law limiting the number of dark sky parks in the UP is weird.
It's my roman empire, guys.
It's my roman empire, guys.
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Yes, HID headlights are very bright but the bigger problem is the proliferation of gargantuan vehicles with 5’+ hood heights so that if you’re driving a normal sized car their headlights are at your eye level rather than seat level like they’re supposed to be.
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Yes, HID headlights are very bright but the bigger problem is the proliferation of gargantuan vehicles with 5’+ hood heights so that if you’re driving a normal sized car their headlights are at your eye level rather than seat level like they’re supposed to be.
Lights Out for Young Puffins
www.trentu.ca/news/story/2...
Trent U study shows that young puffins risk stranding in bright areas.
www.trentu.ca/news/story/2...
Trent U study shows that young puffins risk stranding in bright areas.
Young Atlantic Puffins Need Darkness, but are Attracted to Light
New research by Environmental & Life Sciences Ph.D. graduate offers key insight for helping Newfoundland’s beloved provincial bird avoid the risks of getting stranded
www.trentu.ca
November 21, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Lights Out for Young Puffins
www.trentu.ca/news/story/2...
Trent U study shows that young puffins risk stranding in bright areas.
www.trentu.ca/news/story/2...
Trent U study shows that young puffins risk stranding in bright areas.
Sights from the 2nd morning T the Sea Turtle Conservancy's Light Pollution Management Workshop
November 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Sights from the 2nd morning T the Sea Turtle Conservancy's Light Pollution Management Workshop
Closing out the day with a panel
November 18, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Closing out the day with a panel
Busy morning at the Sea Turtle Conservancy's annual workshop
November 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Busy morning at the Sea Turtle Conservancy's annual workshop