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[[Dark planet]]s were worlds which received almost no light, but which were nevertheless capable of supporting [[life]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dark Planet (short story)|The Dark Planet]]'') | [[Dark planet]]s were worlds which received almost no light, but which were nevertheless capable of supporting [[life]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dark Planet (short story)|The Dark Planet]]'') | ||
According to [[Joseph Holman]], [[human]]ity by its nature avoided darkness, and craved the light. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Darkness of Glass (audio story)|The Darkness of Glass]]'') Indeed, not just humans but almost every species in the [[universe]], according to the [[Tenth Doctor]], had an irrational [[fear]] of the dark. ([[TV]]: ''[[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]]'') | According to [[Joseph Holman]], [[human]]ity by its nature avoided darkness, and craved the light. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Darkness of Glass (audio story)|The Darkness of Glass]]'') Indeed, not just humans but almost every species in the [[universe]]<!--, according to the [[Tenth Doctor]],--> had an irrational [[fear]] of the dark. ([[TV]]: ''[[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]]'') | ||
While darkness generally impaired [[vision]], some people, with an ability for [[night vision]], could see well in the dark. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Halflife (novel)|Halflife]]'', ''[[Tragedy Day (novel)|Tragedy Day]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Darkness of Glass (audio story)|The Darkness of Glass]]'') Humans could [[evolve]] larger [[eye]]s to accommodate for complete lack of light, as they did once on a [[planet (White Ghosts)|planet]] given light only once every thousand years. [[Plant]]life on this planet also developed to grow rapidly, through [[photosynthesis]], during this brief span of [[sunlight]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[White Ghosts (audio story)|White Ghosts]]'') [[Gallifreyan]]s could also see far better in the dark than [[human]]s could. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lucifer Rising (novel)|Lucifer Rising]]'') | While darkness generally impaired [[vision]], some people, with an ability for [[night vision]], could see well in the dark. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Halflife (novel)|Halflife]]'', ''[[Tragedy Day (novel)|Tragedy Day]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Darkness of Glass (audio story)|The Darkness of Glass]]'') Humans could [[evolve]] larger [[eye]]s to accommodate for complete lack of light, as they did once on a [[planet (White Ghosts)|planet]] given light only once every thousand years. [[Plant]]life on this planet also developed to grow rapidly, through [[photosynthesis]], during this brief span of [[sunlight]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[White Ghosts (audio story)|White Ghosts]]'') [[Gallifreyan]]s could also see far better in the dark than [[human]]s could. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lucifer Rising (novel)|Lucifer Rising]]'') | ||
