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Why walking in a national park in the dark prompts people to turn off lights at home

As soon as you drive over the top of the Peak District and down into Sheffield you can see the light pollution—and it's horrible, said a participant in a research project into darkness and light pollution.

Why walking in a national park in the dark prompts people to turn off lights at home
Image: Phys.org
As soon as you drive over the top of the Peak District and down into Sheffield you can see the light pollution—and it's horrible, said a participant in a research project into darkness and light pollution.

Originally published at Phys.org

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