SPF is our summertime BFF — that’s because sunscreen protects us against two types of harmful ultraviolet radiation.

Dylan Matthews is a senior correspondent and head writer for Vox’s Future Perfect section and has worked at Vox since 2014. He is particularly interested in global health and pandemic prevention ...

Scientists have long recognized human skin as a vibrant ecosystem that's home to millions of microorganisms. Our skin ...

Part one can be read here. Many researchers investigating the germicidal qualities of ultraviolet radiation in schools were unable to reproduce the data that Drs. Mildred and William Wells had ...

Researchers say they have found a hidden version of a Bible passage that was left undiscovered for more than 1,500 years underneath a previously discovered section using ultraviolet lights.

To capture these otherworldly images he uses a technique called ultraviolet-induced visible fluorescence photography, or UVIVF for short. The process uses ultraviolet light to cause substances to ...

Animals with ultraviolet color patterns can be found all over nature. Here’s what we know about what purpose these patterns serve. Scorpions are one of many animals that appear to glow under ...

James Cook University scientists have been trying to discover exactly why some animals glow under ultraviolet light. JCU researcher Linda Reinhold led the study, which is published in PLOS One.