I will briefly review the recent developments in exploring the
phenomenology of WIMP dark matter effects on stars in different
astrophysical environments.
In particular, I will focus on the peculiar Population III -the first
stellar generation to form in a LCDM scenario- and on the different
mechanisms by which WIMP dark matter can affect the properties of their formation
and evolution. I will elaborate on the possibilities to use these 'per se'
interesting astrophysical processes as a probe for dark matter properties.
