Artificial blue light from low-energy LED bulbs is ‘causing serious disruption to wildlife’, study says

The changeover to low-energy LED lighting – for outside as well as inside lighting – began about 20 years ago and has increased in pace lately. Stock photo

Seán Duke

The increasing use of LED outdoor lighting is causing serious disruption to wildlife and the climate in Ireland and beyond.

Blue artificial light has been identified as being especially harmful, according to research in the journal Science Advances.