🌃 Astronomers and stargazers have long campaigned for a return to darker skies. Now it’s the turn of ecologists, alarmed by the toll on birds, moths and other insects lured to their deaths; by animals no longer able to navigate; by night foragers afraid to go out at night; and by creatures that use light to communicate but are unable to transmit their messages. ✍️ Stephanie Pain: https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/living-world/2018/there-goes-night #ScienceMastadon #KnowableMagazine