Summer and sunscreen go together. But how exactly do these products protect against skin damage and lower your cancer risk?

There seems to be a misconception around that you can't get sunburned if it is cloudy because the clouds block the sunlight.

Our warm weather season is short, and it’s important to enjoy the outdoors. The point isn’t to be sun-scared — just stay ...

The council previously said the boil water notice would last until a new $14 million permanent treatment plant was completed ...

Dr. Hennessy pointed out that individuals with light skin, light eyes, blonde or red hair, and those with a history of sunburns or tanning bed use are at higher risk for skin cancer. She recommended ...

Ultraviolet light is also what causes snow blindness, in which the eyes effectively get sunburned by the ultraviolet light reflected off of fresh snow. We’ll be coming back to that in just a moment.

Ultraviolet light is super useful in tanning people who want their skin to look like leather and for killing vampires, but it's not something you can see. Skip to content Gizmodo.

As the light of the 20th century was peeking over the horizon, a young physicist by the name of Max Planck was taking to heart some career advice he had received while he attended Munich University… ...

In a series of experiments involving sugar water and LED tubes, researchers found that wild broad-tailed hummingbirds can discern colors created from various combinations of ultraviolet and ...

Unlike humans, many animals see in ultraviolet, and a study now suggests that cats, dogs and other mammals can, too.Knowing these animals see things invisible to humans could shed some light on ...