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Life

Nighttime Light Pollution Might Be Doing Serious Damage to Your Heart, Study Finds

11.14.25

By Luis Prada
Tech

The Cosmologist Working to Preserve the Night Sky for the Future

12.21.20

By Becky Ferreira
Pulse

Clear, dark skies are disappearing in the U.S. — except in rural Idaho

01.07.18

By Nigel Duara
Entertainment

The Yellowstone Supervolcano Breathes in a Gorgeous Timelapse Video

08.22.16

By DJ Pangburn
Tech

Light Pollution Is Throwing Off the Seasons

06.29.16

By Emiko Jozuka
Tech

The Milky Way Is Now Invisible to One Third of Humanity

06.10.16

By Emiko Jozuka
Travel

Africa’s Light Pollution-Free Natural Wonders Make a Gorgeous 4K Timelapse

02.26.16

By Beckett Mufson
Entertainment

Light Pollution Is No Match for the Milky Way in These Stunning Timelapses

04.16.15

By Becky Chung
Tech

An Amateur Astronomer’s Hunt for a Dark Patch of Sky in New York City

04.04.15

By Michael Byrne
Entertainment

Space Photographer Explains How To Shoot The Milky Way In Light-Polluted Skies

05.19.14

By Zach Sokol

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Daily Horoscope: March 17, 2026

This St. Patrick’s Day sky brings risky texts, generous moods, and a needed reality check about pleasure, limits, and bad decisions.

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Music

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How a Budweiser Commercial Inspired Sir Mix-A-Lot to Write His 1992 Hit, ‘Baby Got Back’

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Music

Death Cab for Cutie Just Announced a New Album

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Music

Metallica Vocalist James Hetfield Proposed to His Girlfriend While Swimming With Sharks

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