Last week, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) released its safety review of seven active ingredients commonly used in ...

Both UVA and UVB rays can damage your skin, just in different ways. One causes premature aging, the other is more prone to causing sunburn, DNA damage, and skin cancer.

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Unprotected exposure to the sun's ultraviolet (UV) rays can cause damage to the skin, eyes, and immune system.

Sunlight is composed of packets of energy called photons. The visible colors we can see by eye are relatively harmless to our skin; it’s the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) light photons that can cause skin ...

Ultraviolet (UV) light is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength shorter than that of visible light, but longer than x-rays, in the range 10 nm to 400 nm, and energies from 3 eV to 124 eV.

Plastic bag policies led to a 25% to 47% reduction in the amount of disposable, thin plastic bag litter on America's shorelines, the study found.

Ultra Violet radiation, Chlorination, washing with soap and heating are some methods of sterilizing. Ultra Violet light is the best sterilizing and disinfectant agent, used for domestic as well as ...

UV light effects can be enhanced by reflective surfaces like white sand, snow and water.

To get through the hottest days of summer, here's how to read the UV index so you know when the sun is most dangerous.