A solar minigrid in a Goma neighborhood where almost everyone lacked access to electricity just five years ago is offering a ...

Thousands of swimmers in Chile took a dip in the cold waters of the Magellan Strait on Saturday as part of an annual event.

In her “Meet Me at the Crossroads” Megan Giddings thanks people you’d expect a writer to acknowledge, including readers and University of Minnesota English department colleagues V.V. Ganeshananthan an ...

In response to concerns about terrestrial light pollution, dark sky preserves or parks have been springing up around the world (there are more than 120 in the U.S.), offering a distinct attraction ...

A new trail in this southern Arizona city plots the most visitor-friendly astronomy stops—and there are plenty to choose from, including world-class observatories and six Dark Sky parks.

TotalEnergies EP Congo (TEPC), a subsidiary of the French oil giant, has had its contract to manage the Djeno terminal renewed, despite evidence of remaining pollution from half a century of ...

Light pollution, the term for the brightening of the night sky by unnatural lights, is increasing globally. In North America, only 20% of people can see the Milky Way, generally in rural areas ...

Light pollution, the term for the brightening of the night sky by unnatural lights, is increasing globally. In North America, only 20% of people can see the Milky Way, generally in rural areas ...

Pollution made COVID-19 worse. Now, lockdowns are clearing the air. Even before the coronavirus, air pollution killed seven million people a year.

In April 2021, astronomy educator John Heasley set out to see just how dark the skies were in southwestern Wisconsin's Vernon County. He measured the brightness of the night sky in three public ...

Point the light at the ground, not up into the sky, and use a shielded fixture to make sure it's not spilling over into places that don't really need to be lit. Try low-level, warm-colored lights ...

Last summer, astronomer Brad Tucker took a bunch of US university students outside to look at the night sky. As they gazed up, Dr Tucker was asked to point out the Milky Way — that broad swathe ...