{"id":7899,"date":"2025-06-02T14:07:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T14:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bioclockconsortium.org\/?p=7899"},"modified":"2025-06-02T14:07:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T14:07:14","slug":"klokhuis-light-pollution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bioclockconsortium.org\/en\/news\/klokhuis-light-pollution\/","title":{"rendered":"BioClock featured on Dutch children\u2019s TV: Light pollution in Het Klokhuis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>How does artificial light at night affect the natural world \u2014 and our sleep? A recent episode of <em>Het Klokhuis<\/em>, a Dutch educational TV show for children, explores the science behind light pollution, featuring BioClock researcher Kamiel Spoelstra (NIOO-KNAW).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kamiel explains how streetlights can confuse insects, delay trees from shedding their leaves, and leave animals more exposed. The episode also links excessive nighttime lighting to disturbed human sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Filmed partly in Lauwersmeer National Park, one of the Netherlands\u2019 darkest regions, the show invites viewers to experience what true darkness means for both nature and health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;De hele stad zit in het donker, maar ze zien wel de meeste prachtige sterren&quot; I Klokko\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a-D-ShOXqJQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#x1f4fa; Watch the full (Dutch) episode here: <a href=\"https:\/\/hetklokhuis.nl\/tv-uitzending\/5715\/lichtvervuiling\">here<\/a>.<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How does artificial light at night affect the natural world \u2014 and our sleep? 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