Category: Human Health | DarkSky International

Elizabeth van Heerden: A personal journey through an IDSP application

Human Health

Elizabeth shares her story of becoming a volunteer of the Naramata Dark Sky Initiative, including tips on how to …

July 26, 2023

Artificial Light at Night: state of the science 2023 report released

Press release

by John Barentine Dark Sky Consulting, LLC To successfully communicate with the public and decision-makers, dark-sky advocates must have …

July 11, 2023

Advocacy through light sensitivity: Chloe Everhart

Human Health

Chloe Everhart from Alaska shares her journey of light sensitivity after a traumatic accident, advocating for personalized lighting options …

June 23, 2023

Illustration of a person looking contemplatively at a piece of paper

Our positions

Policy

DarkSky position statements address critical issues related to light pollution and dark skies. These position statements help inform all …

August 21, 2023

Artificial Light at Night: State of the Science 2022 Report

Light Pollution

IDA’s State of the Science 2022 report is a high-level overview of the best of our scientific understanding of …

June 9, 2022

Study Links Artificial Light at Night and Cancer Risk

News

A recent study published in Environmental Health Perspectives investigated the relationship between artificial light at night (ALAN) in Spain …

June 14, 2018

Call for Abstracts for the 2018 Annual General Meeting

News

Looking Up! 30-Years of Dark Sky Advocacy IDA's 30th Annual General Meeting November 9-11, 2018 | Snowbird, Utah The …

May 1, 2018

Nobel Prize Awarded for Discovery of Molecular Mechanisms Controlling the Circadian Rhythm

News

The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institute today announced the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded jointly …

October 2, 2017

SKYGLOW: Hunting the Dark

News

Pursued in collaboration with the International Dark-Sky Association, SKYGLOW explores the history and mythology of celestial observation and the …

April 12, 2017

This photo shows the divide between East and West Berlin that is still visible at night from space. On the left are the gas lamps of the West and on the right, the orange high-pressure sodium lamps of the East, with a stark contrast between them. The image is a powerful reminder that lighting choices made by city planners are long lasting.

AMA Report Affirms Human Health Impacts from LEDs

News

A groundbreaking report recently released by the American Medical Association (AMA) Council on Science and Public Health affirms known …

June 21, 2016

Photos showing street lighting trespassing into people’s homes, a woman having trouble sleeping

Light pollution affects human health

Light Pollution

Research suggests that artificial light at night can negatively affect human health, increasing risks for obesity, depression, sleep disorders, …

October 5, 2023