Having fun while learning, even if the topic is sad? My children Benjamin and Viviane, at that time 10 and 8 years, wanted a way…
„We need brightly lit streets to protect women from rape!” Really? Seriously?!? I’ve reached the point where I get angry – and I have some…
We are living in dark times. Let’s be honest, this year did not start well. Bush fires in Australia, war-mongering in the Middle East. Then…
It’s autumn time. Millions of birds meet in the sky for their journey to the South. For many of them it’s their first journey to…
If you have a garden, and if you care for the environment, you have probably planted native flowers, created hiding places for all sorts of…
Sleep usually happens at night. For our ancestors, there were very practical reasons for this. Artificial light was expensive, high maintenance, and not without danger.…
It’s that time of year again. The days are getting darker and shorter. The moods are getting heavier. But there is a light at the…
I’m quite picky with books these days. Time is precious, and there are so many average books in the shops that opening a new one…
The LakeLab at Lake Stechlin: Studying the impact of artificial light at night on aquatic ecosystems
he Supermoon above the LakeLab (extended time exposure). Photo taken by Andreas Jechow, IGB/GFZ Five o’clock in the morning. Lake Stechlin is dark and silent.…
If you’re at the sea, and it’s a warm night, what would you do? I would walk along the beach and take in the night…