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Light Pollution Is Probably Responsible for Thousands of Sleep-Deprived Birds – techtoday19
Leaving your lights on at night might be disrupting birds’ sleeping patterns and affecting their ability to function throughout the day, according to a world-first study looking at wildlife’s neurological responses to light pollution. Researchers at La Trobe …
Leaving your lights on at night might be disrupting birds sleeping patterns and affecting their ability to function throughout the day, according to a world-first study looking at wildlifes neurological responses to light pollution.
Researchers at La Trobe University and University of Melbourne found that both artificial white light, as well as the allegedly more sleep-friendly amber light, can disrupt the length, structure and intensity of sleep in pigeons and magpies.
Using miniature sensor…
