It’s an observation as old as humans gathering around campfires: Light at night can draw an erratically circling crowd of insects. In art, music and literature, this spectacle is an enduring metaphor ...

At night in the Costa Rican cloud forest, a small team of international scientists switched on a light and waited. Soon, insects big and small descended out of the darkness. Moths with spots like ...

We’ve all had the experience of hanging out at home—reading, watching TV, scrolling through social media—and then glancing out the window, surprised to find that it’s gotten pitch-black outside. Or ...

Scientists have shown that light pollution—especially light in the blue spectrum—can alter the behavior of fish after only a few nights, and have knock-on effects for their offspring. The team from ...

Night on planet Earth is getting brighter as artificial light illuminates more natural spaces. Scientists know a lot about how this messes with ecosystems on land, but new research shows it can ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Research from Miami shows that artificial light at night can suppress melatonin in nurse ...

New research shows artificial light can upend underwater communities around coral reefs just like they do on land. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Dec. 30, 2024.) Night on planet Earth is ...