light pollution
- Avi Blizovsky
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A new model has examined how light reflected from satellites and mirrors in space affects astronomical cameras and the brightness of the night sky. The results show that even dim satellites can erase parts of wide-field sky images,
- Avi Blizovsky
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Researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have documented for the first time the coordinated circular movement of thousands of terrestrial isopods of the species Armadillo sordidus. According to the study, the phenomenon is caused by artificial lighting at night, and not by breeding or magnetic attraction.
- Tel Aviv University
A study from Tel Aviv University found that artificial lighting at night, even at the intensity of street lighting, disrupts the activity patterns of the immune system in wild rodents and may increase the risk of mortality.
- Tel Aviv University
Further research on crickets reveals that light pollution throws them out of sync, impairs their reproductive ability, and threatens their continued existence.
- Angle - a news agency for science and the environment
Open sandy areas on the coastal plain are shrinking at an alarming rate, and invasive vegetation is changing the landscape. The State of Nature report calls for stopping the change before it's too late
- Angle - a news agency for science and the environment
When the night is no longer dark, crickets' sexual communication is compromised. Studies in Israel reveal the ecological toll that night lighting takes on crickets and explain how we can help them
- Angle - a news agency for science and the environment
Although light symbolizes progress, for green sea turtles it is the opposite of a miracle. Mapping the lighting on beaches shows that not all darkness needs to be banished.
- Angle - a news agency for science and the environment
- The Voice of Science website - the Israel National Science Foundation
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Prof. Oren Levy researches the timing of the reproduction of corals around the world and is surprised by Dioc. However the biological clock of the corals is not adapted to the volume lights
- Avi Blizovsky
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A new study published in the journal Nature Astronomy. According to the study, the fact that satellites have become smaller and cheaper allows more and more commercial companies and government agencies to send satellites into space, a situation that has led to growth
- The science service
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The 2022 State of Nature Report, Volume Trends and Threats, presents a snapshot of key factors and processes that affect the state of nature in Israel as a result of human activity. The Fabric is the national program for assessing the state of nature in
- Young Galileo
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Why was it easier for Galileo Galilei to observe the starry night sky than for us? Since in his time the light bulb had not yet been invented! It turns out that light pollution caused by artificial lighting is not only disturbing
- Elisef Kosman
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- The Technion
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- Avi Blizovsky
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- Angle - a news agency for science and the environment
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- You found Simon
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Even nature reserves are not protected from light pollution
- Dr. Asaf Rosenthal
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- Haifa University
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- Dr. Asaf Rosenthal
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- Dr. Asaf Rosenthal
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- The science service
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- The science service
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