Light pollution at night, also known as ALAN, is increasing at an alarming rate. Recent studies show a roughly 10% annual growth, although some claim light pollution doubles every eight years. A NASA ...

One disappointment, however, was warmth. Because the strips are LEDs, they lean toward brighter, cooler tones rather than ...

An international team of researchers has finally identified the "invisible power source" behind the light show: Alfvén waves.

The answer is something called the Gila Beam. The bright blue light is a high-powered LED laser shining into the sky from ...

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb claims humanity missed a historic chance to find alien life on interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, warning it may have been a spacecraft on a seeding mission.

Here’s the truth behind mysterious green lights that gave residents Stranger Things vibes A screengrab from an Instagram video shows the mysterious green lights illuminating the sky near Burj Khalifa.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Advanced aliens could be chatting with each other using light flashes in plain sight, similar to how fireflies communicate, according to a new study that could lead to new approaches in finding ...

A new paper posits that advanced alien civilizations may communicate through subtle flashes, like fireflies do on Earth. The thought experiment suggests that we need to avoid human biases in our ...

Dermatologists explain the science behind wildly popular treatments like red light therapy, which is now available at home—for a steep price. Full-face LED masks like this one can cost up to several ...

Philly's streetlights are getting an upgrade to keep the city out of the dark. The city has completed a two-year initiative, called the Philly Streetlight Improvement Project, to replace every ...