The Magazine of The Sierra Club
In Praise of Dark Skies
Preserving darkness supports the wellness of both humans and wildlife
light pollution
Young People Are Losing Their Cultural Heritage to Light Pollution
Constellations and the seasonal information they’ve offered are fading from sight and memory
In this story:
light pollution
Darkness Visible
A new dark-sky sanctuary in rural Oregon will help protect the sight of stars
New Study Shows Urban Lighting Disrupts Rural Insects
What’s the answer? Turn down the lights.
July Stargazing: The Pandemic of Night Blindness
Humans can see in the dark quite well—if only we turn away from our artificial lights
Recapturing the Night
On learning to reconnect with the stars through a telescope and a camera
On the Hunt for Stars: In Search of a Truly Dark Night Sky
A writer discovers finding an unblemished night sky is harder than she imagined
A Stargazer’s Guide to Protected Dark Skies
Here are some of the best places in the world to see the night sky
Help Songbirds Migrating North Avoid Collisions
Opportunities abound for bird-loving citizen scientists
The New Starry Night
Filmmakers capture kaleidoscope skies before they disappear.
