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Robins are up all night

A new project at Glasgow University aims to help resolve why robins are up all night singing in cities.

Dr Davide Dominoni believes that city lights convince the birds there is no end to the day.

Robins are adapted to hunting insects in dim light, so are thought to be particularly sensitive to the effects of artificial lighting.

Read more:

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-31505672

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Maybe these can help: http://www.dogonews.com/2014/4/19/dutch-designer-aspires-to-replace-street-lights-with-glow-in-the-dark-trees