Light Pollution

When migrating songbirds get to a major city like St. Louis, light pollution can cause them to become disoriented or exhausted, and sometimes die. A new effort seeks to address the problem by encouraging businesses and individuals in the Midwest to turn off exterior lights during May and September.

A group of amateur astronomers has planted devices around Missouri to measure how much artificial lighting brightens the night sky. The Missouri chapter…

When students and faculty at Truman State University come back for the fall semester, they might notice more stars in the sky. After four years of…