Artificial outdoor lighting doesn’t just ruin people’s view of the stars. Scientists are increasingly worried that artificial light takes a toll on animals and plants, with damaging consequences for entire ecosystems. As science journalist Aisling Irwin explains in Nature, research on light pollution is still in its infancy, but scientists are already working on solutions to mitigate the problem. getAbstract recommends this article to anyone who doesn’t want to be left in the dark about this important new field of research.
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Aisling Irwin is a science journalist based in Oxford, UK.