Browse Articles

• 

  Is too much artificial light at night making us sick?

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • March 18, 2015
  • 3 comments
  • 1 endorse
  • 4,610 views

  Modern life, with its preponderance of inadequate exposure to natural light during the day and overexposure to artificial light at night, is not conducive to the body's natural sleep/wake cycle. A cancer epidemiologist and team members suggest such...  moreModern life, with its preponderance of inadequate exposure to natural light during the day and overexposure to artificial light at night, is not conducive to the body's natural sleep/wake cycle. A cancer epidemiologist and team members suggest such overexposure has possible ties to cancer, obesity, diabetes, and other health issues.  
• 

  Can the speed of light be increased?

  • Posted by Brian Acosta
  • December 29, 2013
  • 2 comments
  • 0 endorses
  • 3,347 views

  This article is about an experiment done where scientists shine light through a chamber filled with cesium gas to increase its speed.