Dermatologist Dr. Howard Sobel, who often brings his kids to the beach, pays particular attention to the area under the eyes when applying sunscreen. “That area can burn quickly, especially in ...

That’s because melanin absorbs the dangerous UV rays that can do serious skin damage. A sunburn develops when the amount of UV damage exceeds the protection that the skin's melanin can provide. A ...

Sunlight is composed of packets of energy called photons. The visible colors we can see by eye are relatively harmless to our ...

July is UV Safety Awareness Month, highlighting the growing risks of UV radiation and encouraging the use of protective measures to reduce sun-related health threats.

With summer in full swing, Dr. Elnaz Firoz of the Warren Alpert Medical School and the Miriam Hospital dispels sunscreen ...

The Royal Garrison Church in Portsmouth, UK, has played a varied role throughout its 800-year history: as a medieval hospital, a Tudor ammunition store and eventually, in its current guise, as a ...

Sunglasses are an important accessory—not only for fashion, but more importantly, for protection. This summer, focus on ...

When most people think about sunglasses, they picture summer days, beaches, road trips, and bright sunshine. However, eye ...

According to Skin Cancer Foundation, window glass blocks most UVB rays but allows at least 50% of UVA rays to pass through.

UV light is reflected off water, sand, snow and concrete. Wear sunscreen even in winter and during cloudy weather. Damaging UV light from the sun still occurs; it is just not as strong as on a sunny ...

Au/MgZnO/nanolayered ZnO (Ga-doped)/In MIS (metal–insulator–semiconductor) structure UV detectors are fabricated by the PLD (pulsed laser deposition) method, and the effect of different thickness ...

Inspired by the UV-blocking of lignin in plants and the adhesion of catechol in mussel dopamine, light-colored lignin-based microcapsules ((OMC + BMDM)/LS-OH3-T) with strengthened UV-blocking and good ...