
Science
Why wet streets look better at night
Every cinematographer knows the trick. The physics behind it was worked out by a lighthouse engineer two hundred years ago.
By Ruth Adeyemi · 2 min read
No. 47 · November 2026
Long reads on cities, craft and the natural world
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Science
Every cinematographer knows the trick. The physics behind it was worked out by a lighthouse engineer two hundred years ago.
By Ruth Adeyemi · 2 min read

Science
Coonabarabran replaced 1,100 streetlights and found that darkness was good for business.
By Daniel Okoro · 2 min read