The Disappearing Dark Night Sky

Colin Lowther and Megan Nollet share about the inventor of the saxophone and his strange life.<br /><br />https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/the-strange-life-of-adolphe-sax/<br /><br />Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android<br />Download our app f ... Show More

Andrew Devis and Megan Nollet share about a famous American writer and his interesting books and poems.<br /><br />https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/edgar-allan-poe-master-of-the-strange/<br /><br />Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android<br />Dow ... Show More

Marina Santee and Roger Basick talk about and interesting discovery belonging to a people group who live in the jungles of Ecuador.https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/the-city-that-rewrote-history/Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-androidDownload our ... Show More

<p>Ever gaze up at the starry night sky? This stunning view is at risk of disappearing -- unless we act now, says astrophysicist Kelsey Johnson. In this fascinating, unexpectedly funny talk, she explains how light pollution affects almost every species on earth (including us) and ... Show More

Großstädte in Dunkelheit? Unvorstellbar. Starke Beleuchtung sorgt dafür, dass es dort auch nachts nicht wirklich dunkel wird. Wissenschaftler sprechen von Lichtverschmutzung – mit Konsequenzen für Mensch und Natur. 

<p>Most people in North America can't see the Milky Way. The reason? We're ensconced in a luminous fog of artificial lighting 24/7. The evolution of lighting technology over the last century has made it possible to live, work, and play at any hour - day or night. But light pollut ... Show More

<p>My guest today is Paul Bogard, author of "The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light."<br>Today on the show, Paul and I discuss what true darkness actually looks like and the type of un-dark night most modern folks experience. He then shares ... Show More

<p>In today’s episode for 1st February 2023, we discuss how light pollution hurts our economies and the environment.</p> 

Artificial light at night, aka light pollution, affects almost everyone on Earth. And not just people – trees, plants, animals, insects, and marine life are affected by our propensity to light up everything we can. Learn what you – YOU! – can do to help.See omnystudio.com/listene ... Show More

<p>L’autre jour, j’étais avec des amis à la campagne. C’était tard le soir, il faisait nuit, la lune était noire… Il faisait bon, l’air frais était agréable après la chaleur de la journée. On marchait tranquillement sur un chemin de terre, et je regardais le ciel parsemé d’étoile ... Show More

On those nightswhen the thick snow driftsthrough moonlightand the sky looks like falling starsclose your eyeslook uptongue out to the godsand feel the cool ash burn you. xx Atticus@atticuspoetrywww.atticuspoetry.com 

Lampen und Leuchter erhellen dunkle Räume. Damit jemandem ein Licht aufgeht, braucht es aber häufig mehr als elektrischen Strom. Bringen wir Licht ins Dunkel der Welt von Armleuchtern bis zu hellen Köpfen.