Illuminated houses at night in the town of Amalfi, Italy, reflecting in the Mediterranean Sea on May 23, 2023. Frank Bienewald / LightRocket via Getty Images
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More than 80 percent of the world is affected by light pollution. Humans have become so accustomed to not seeing stars in the city that, following a blackout caused by a 1984 earthquake in Los Angeles, people reported seeing a “giant silvery cloud,” which was in fact our own Milky Way galaxy showing up in the absence of artificial light.
It is well known that artificial light at night (ALAN) affects terrestrial lifeforms, from birds and moths to humans and their sleeping patterns. Now, a new study…
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