Night lights have a dark side
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Artificial light at night not only affects our view of the night sky, but also has the ability to impair animal behaviors — and probably our health.
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Light pollution: The dark side of keeping the lights on
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Earth at Night
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The Dark Side of the Light
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Blue light has a dark side - Harvard Health
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Night lights have a dark side
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Light Pollution Is Destroying the Environment - The Atlantic
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Dark side of the moon Christmas lights edition : r/mildlyinteresting
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Lights Out: Recovering Our Night Sky Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
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New Study Reveals Dark Side of Outdoor Night Lighting - WSJ
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