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The earth needs darkness as much as it needs light.

But human light pollution is pushing back the darkness, changing the natural world and potentially harming us too.

The guests

Johann Ekloff, scientist, bat researcher.author of The Darkness Manifesto: Light Pollution, Nocturnal Ecology, and the Ancient Rhythms That Sustain Life.

Also recommended

Emily Forberta researcher at the University of Melbourne studying the effects of light pollution on marine species.

Jeff GonesVisitor Services Supervisor for Caplin Volcanic National Monument, New Mexico, a certified Dark Sky Park.

Keith Krugera resident and citizen scientist in Pinal County, Arizona, whose neighborhood has no streetlights.

Casey RodriguezDark Sky Defenders in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Zach ThompsonDark Sky Advocate for the International Dark Sky Association in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Related Documents

journal of ecology: “Ecological effects of artificial light at night on wild plants“—”Plants use light as a source of both energy and information. The physiological responses of plants to light, and the interactions between plants and animals (such as herbivory and pollination), depend on the 24-hour period of light and darkness. It has evolved under a more or less stable regime of cycles. length. “