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Environmental Science

Why Light Pollution Disrupts Nocturnal Pollinator Networks

Quick fact

Light pollution is growing at an average of 6% per year globally, and it disrupts nocturnal pollination networks so severely that night-blooming plants may receive fewer visits than they need to reproduce.

Why this is interesting

You've probably seen a moth fluttering around a streetlamp—but what if that little insect is lost, and its confusion is causing entire plant populations to suffer?