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Studies About Light and Its Effects on Health
Melanopsin Regulates Both Sleep-Promoting and Arousal-Promoting Responses to Light
Artificial Outdoor Nighttime Lights Associate with Altered Sleep Behavior in the American General Population
Measuring and Using Light in the Melanopsin Age
Morning and Evening Blue-Enriched Light Exposure Alters Metabolic Function in Normal Weight Adults
Spectral Responses of the Human Circadian System Depend on the Irradiance and Duration of Exposure to Light
Green Light Attenuates Melatonin Output and Sleepiness During Sleep Deprivation
Light-at-Night-Induced Circadian Disruption, Cancer and Aging
Circadian Rhythm Disturbances in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease
Links between Circadian Rhythms and Psychiatric Disease
Studies and Articles About Light, Plants and Animals
M
ammals
How Light From Street Lamps and Trees Influence the Activity of Urban Bats
Animals Need the Dark
Light Pollution Affects Space Use and Interaction of Two Small Mammal Species Irrespective of Personality
Birds
Artificial Night Lighting Affects Dawn Song, Extra-Pair Siring Success, and Lay Date in Songbirds
Hundreds of Dead Birds Found Outside High School
Artificial Light Makes Birds Fly Into Buildings at Night
Effects of Artificial Light on Migrating Birds
Reptiles and Amphibians
Association Between Nighttime Artificial Light Pollution and Sea Turtle Nest Density Along Florida Coast: A Geospatial Study Using VIIRS Remote Sensing Data.
Light Pollution is Confusing Baby Sea Turtles
Effects of Night Lights on Urban Reptiles and Amphibians
Insects
Light Pollution a Reason For Insect Decline
The Impact of Artificial Light at Night on Nocturnal Insects: A Review and Synthesis
Artificial Night Lighting Inhibits Feeding in Moths
Plants
Photosynthesis Under Artificial Light: the Shift in Primary and Secondary Metabolism
Artificial Light at Night — the Impact on Plants and Ecology
Ecological Effects of Artificial Light at Night on Wild Plants