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New atlas shows extent of light pollution -- what does it mean for our health?

  • Written by Richard G. 'Bugs' Stevens, Professor, School of Medicine, University of Connecticut
imageWorld map of artificial sky brightness. F. Falchi, et al. Science Advances (2016), CC BY-NC

The new comprehensive World Atlas of Artificial Night Sky Brightness has just appeared in Science Advances. Written by a group of distinguished scientists lead by Italian Fabio Falchi, it is a noteworthy accomplishment. The first atlas appeared in 2001, but...

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