LightAware is compiling a selection of articles on issues of light and health from newspapers, magazines and specialist publications in the UK.
| November 23, 2017 | Why the nights are getting brighter – but not in a good way | The Guardian Spread of light pollution is bad for the environment, animal life and humans, five-year study concludes Read More > |
| November 23, 2017 | Light pollution surges at alarming rate worldwide and could impact wildlife and human sleep patterns | Independent "Honestly, I had thought and assumed and hoped that with LEDs we were turning the corner" Read More > |
| November 22, 2017 | Artificially lit surface of Earth at night increasing in radiance and extent | Science Advances Continued improvement in the luminous efficacy of light sources and increases in gross domestic product (GDP) have resulted in tremendous growth in artificial light use over several centuries. Historically, lighting has been subject to a strong rebound effect, in which increases in luminous efficacy result in correspondingly greater light use rather than energy savings. Read More > |
| November 22, 2017 | Light pollution: Night being lost in many countries | BBC A study of pictures of Earth by night has revealed that artificial light is growing brighter and more extensive every year. Read More > |
| November 15, 2017 | The Dark Side of LED Lighting | Return To Now LED lights are making us blind and wreaking havoc on our endocrine systems, peer-reviewed studies show… Leading photobiologist recommends switching back to sunlight, candles and incandescent bulbs. Read More > |
| November 13, 2017 | How Light Affects Your Health | Natural Health Could some of your health problems be down to artificial lighting? Read More > |
| October 30, 2017 | A hip Hong Kong fashion and art pop-up left people with weird burns and light sensitivity | The Independent 'The skin on my face is flaky and peeling' Read More > |
| August 18, 2017 | Invisible Random Flicker – Two Minute Explainer | One of the yardsticks for good LED design is that the electronic circuitry should not produce any perceptible flicker. Flicker is potentially harmful to health and can trigger migraines and epileptic fits – but the difficult word here is ‘perceptible’. Read More > |
| July 7, 2017 | The Fast Lane: blinded by the light | The Financial Times “It gives everyone a headache. Lucky for you that you’ve packed your sunglasses.” Read More > |
| May 1, 2017 | Wondering why car headlights are so painfully blinding? Well it could be down to your age | Daily Mail Anyone who drives at night knows the problem. An approaching car rounds a bend or crests a hill and a dazzling glare fills the windscreen and you can’t see. Read More > |