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Nighttime Light Exposure Linked to Higher Alzheimer’s Risk: Study
Though city lights illuminate the night, they and other forms of light may disrupt our circadian rhythms, potentially making people more vulnerable to disease.
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Prison Turned Wildlife Haven Has Best View of Stars on the East Coast (Watch Time-Lapse Video)
Without light pollution, the stars’ brilliance is unmatched.
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Sandstorm Whips Up Pure Magic in Mesmerizing Time-Lapse
Filmmaker Harun Mehmedinovic trekked into New Mexico’s White Sands dune field to create a time-lapse that’s like a hymn to nature.
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Dry, Dead Mojave Desert Comes to Life in a Storm: Timelapse Video
“This apparently dead place is merely dormant.”
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Storm Clouds Block City Lights, Revealing Stunning Sky in Rural Virginia (Video)
In Shenandoah Valley, part of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, a stunning phenomenon last summer revealed the ancient beauty of the night sky.
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Darkness Is Disappearing and That’s Bad News for Astronomy
Astronomers have much to celebrate in the International Year of Light and Light-Based Technologies (IYL). Until the 1930s, every scrap of information about the universe came to us in the form of light.
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Nighttime Light Exposure Linked to Higher Alzheimer’s Risk: Study
Though city lights illuminate the night, they and other forms of light may disrupt our circadian rhythms, potentially making people more vulnerable to disease.
|
Prison Turned Wildlife Haven Has Best View of Stars on the East Coast (Watch Time-Lapse Video)
Without light pollution, the stars’ brilliance is unmatched.
|
Sandstorm Whips Up Pure Magic in Mesmerizing Time-Lapse
Filmmaker Harun Mehmedinovic trekked into New Mexico’s White Sands dune field to create a time-lapse that’s like a hymn to nature.
|
Dry, Dead Mojave Desert Comes to Life in a Storm: Timelapse Video
“This apparently dead place is merely dormant.”
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Storm Clouds Block City Lights, Revealing Stunning Sky in Rural Virginia (Video)
In Shenandoah Valley, part of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, a stunning phenomenon last summer revealed the ancient beauty of the night sky.
|
Darkness Is Disappearing and That’s Bad News for Astronomy
Astronomers have much to celebrate in the International Year of Light and Light-Based Technologies (IYL). Until the 1930s, every scrap of information about the universe came to us in the form of light.
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