UV are Ultraviolet rays come from the sun and from sunlamps and tanning beds. There are two types of UV rays that damage human skin: UVA and UVB Lip cancer is oral cancer that is of special concern to ...

Ultraviolet rays are more than just a cause of sunburn — they can lead to wrinkles, aging skin, and even skin cancer. Many people are misinformed about the best ways to protect themselves from these ...

Virology laboratory testing of ultraviolet-C (UVC) light conducted at the University of Nevada Reno has confirmed sterilization of a human coronavirus of the COVID-19 family at a distance of 5 feet in ...

The ads are everywhere - germicidal ultraviolet lights that can disinfect surfaces and perhaps help stop transmission of coronavirus. But how well do they work? Maybe not as well as people may think, ...

Ultraviolet rays from the sun can age your skin, or worse, if you are not careful. Credit...Justin J Wee for The New York Times Supported by By Melinda Wenner Moyer Q: Is getting a tan just as bad for ...

There is now a meter for measuring the intensity of ultraviolet rays. Its inventor, Dr. Harvey Clayton Rentschler (Ph. D.) director of lamp research for the Westinghouse Lamp Co., exhibited it last ...

For people who live in a place as sunny as metro Phoenix, the Ultraviolet Index is a crucial tool to help protect against dangerous levels of sun exposure. The UV Index measures the radiation that ...

Lichen from the Mojave Desert has stunned scientists by surviving months of lethal UVC radiation, suggesting life could exist on distant planets orbiting volatile stars. The secret? A microscopic ...

Much like we lather on sunscreen to protect our skin, lichen growing in the desert has its own way to protect against solar radiation. A common desert lichen's potential to endure intense radiation ...