Ultraviolet light is one of the most familiar cancer risks on Earth, yet it still behaves like a slow, silent explosive in ...

Scientific consensus on the biological mechanisms underpinning sunburn has remained largely unchanged for decades. The ...

Michiganders enjoying the first sunny days of spring often find themselves sporting a nasty sunburn. But the threat from the sun's UV rays doesn't end when you get a tan, it continues throughout the ...

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun is a well-known cause of DNA damage, which can lead to diseases like skin cancer. But how do our cells repair this damage to protect us? Researchers from ...

July is UV Safety Awareness Month, highlighting the risks of sun exposure during peak summer months. The UV index, a scale from 0-11+, indicates the strength of the sun's ultraviolet radiation and the ...

MICHIGAN, USA — Monday marked day three of our first heat wave of 2025. The intense sun during this heat wave has made UV values skyrocket to very high levels of 10 or 11. With summer just starting on ...

As summer approaches and sun exposure increases, experts at the University of Alabama at Birmingham are shedding light on what really happens to our skin when exposed to ultraviolet (UV) radiation and ...