In A Nutshell White LED streetlights reduce moth activity by 85% compared to natural darkness, essentially freezing the insects in place throughout the night instead of just attracting them. “Wildlife ...

Light pollution at night, also known as ALAN, is increasing at an alarming rate. Recent studies show a roughly 10% annual growth, although some claim light pollution doubles every eight years. A NASA ...

Are you noticing more moths than usual this summer? One too many flying around your porch light or flitting around your windows or TV at night? You’d be right: There are more moths lately. And don’t ...

Light pollution poses a growing threat to moths. In her Lightstar project, which has been awarded a prestigious EU Starting Grant worth 1.5 million euros, zoologist Jacqueline Degen from the ...

The flight paths of individual moths were tracked using radar. On the left a large yellow underwing (Noctua pronuba) with a transponder. The increasing use of artificial light at night is one of the ...

At night, it’s not unusual to find a hoard of moths and other insects circling around a porch light or street lamp — but their reasons for being there are likely quite different from what most people ...

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Turn on a light outside at night, and it won't be long before a bevy of insects start careening wildly around it, apparently drawn in "like a moth to a flame," as the saying goes. Now, in a series of ...