Wi-fi connectivity from a light bulb - or "li-fi" - has come a step closer, according to Chinese scientists.

With a rising global population, many of whom have limited access to resources, the 24-hour a day lighting we so often take for granted has never looked more like a luxury to cherish.

Iceland is experiencing a book boom. This island nation of just over 300,000 people has more writers, more books published and more books read, per head, than anywhere else in the world.

A team of researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) has found that loss of an anti-aging gene induces retinal degeneration in mice and might contribute to age-related macular degeneration, the major cause of blindness in the elderly.

A poll conducted by USA Today and Bookish found that 40% of adults now own an ereader or tablet.

Hartlepool Borough Council is proposing to replace all of Hartlepool’s 13,644 street lights with LED luminaires in a 12-month scheme.

Our eyes are one of our most vital organs and shouldn’t be neglected. The theme for this year’s World Sight Day is ‘Get your eyes tested’.

A Dutch company has introduced today the world’s first lighting column that doesn’t have to be connected to the electric grid.

Proper lighting is one of the keys to working and reading without eye strain. This Old House offers a rule of thumb for placing lamps at the correct height for task lighting.

A fishing lamp with an electronic device that gives off light — called light emitting diode (LED) — could help cut down energy consumption and operational costs for artisanal light fishers in Sub-Saharan Africa, a study reveals.