About a third of insects attracted to artificial lights die by morning, often from exhaustion. But we can help them, and the vital ecosystems they serve, by reducing light pollution.
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Artificial lighting from cities illuminates coastal waters and can change the physiology and behaviour of marine organisms.
Young fish need to find food to grow, but avoid being eaten themselves. That dance for survival is linked to moonlight, which has implications for fisheries management everywhere.
Three recent studies shed new light, as understanding how the behaviour of Australia’s wildlife changes at night can help scientists better protect them.
There’s mounting evidence that increased lighting has a range of negative effects.
The success of Wonder Woman has demonstrated an appetite for female leads in Hollywood films. So where are the movies that tell truth about young women’s lives?
When Warren Beatty began his acting career in the 1950s, the idea of homosexual men at the centre of a cinematic story could not be countenanced. Moonlight still shows us lives generally absent from film screens.
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Senior Lecturer in English Literature, Charles Sturt University
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Honorary Research Fellow, La Trobe University
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Associate Professor in Botany, University of Otago
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Senior lecturer, University of Pretoria
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Head of Group: Marine Processes and Observations, Plymouth Marine Laboratory
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Retired Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Florida Atlantic University
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Professor of Marine biology, The University of Melbourne
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PhD Candidate in Zoology, University of Otago
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PhD Candidate in Ecology, Charles Sturt University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Carnivore Ecology, Clemson University
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Professor of Ecology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor of Ecology, University of Georgia
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Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz