Too Much Light at Night Causes Spring to Come Early

If trees are budding earlier, this could have a larger effect on the surrounding ecosystem.  Eric Vandernoot, the lab coordinator of the Florida Atlantic University Astronomical Observatory, says light pollution alters plant cycles. It throws their bud dormancy out of whack, along with their growth patterns and time when they drop their leaves and fruit. Read  more.

Learn more about the Observatory and Eric’s work  here.