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White sky at night not a city bird's delight
GrrlScientist: Free-living songbirds show increased stress hormone levels when nesting under white street lights. But different light spectra may have different physiological effects as this study finds, suggesting that using street lights with specific colour spectra may mitigate effects of light pollution on wildlife.
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I live in a rural area and you can't see the night sky like you used to as there are so many towers with lights. The railroad business boom has added more lights too to the local rail yards.