The Why Files - Light at night: Mixed blessing!
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Light at night: Mixed blessing! | The Why Files Light at night: Mixed blessing! Light at night: Mixed blessing! But with the steady advance of lighting, we may be the last generation to know that. Whether seen from ground or space, lights glare from the cities and suburbs, brightening the places we live, and spilling over into the places we sleep, and where the animals live.
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| Page title: | Light at night: Mixed blessing! | The Why Files |
| Keywords: | animal behavior,astronomy,breast cancer,christopher kyba,chronobiology,circadian,clock gene,epidemic epidemiology,laptop computer,light pollution,light-emitting diode led,melatonin,prostate cancer,richard stevens,travis longcore,wildlife conservation |
| Description: | Researchers are finding more links to obesity, cancer, and sleep disturbances. Light blocks the release of melatonin, a hormone involved in the body clock. Wildlife scientists are finding effects on competition, predation and reproduction. Could light pollution from streets, cars and buildings drive animal evolution? |
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