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

This artist shows off his amazing skills. He created beautiful realistic tattoos on his clients using ultraviolet ink. The tattoos glowed under ultraviolet light. *The underlying music rights are not ...

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 ...

ASML, the Dutch company that makes multimillion-dollar tools to manufacture advanced semiconductors, is grappling with the ...

Aida Salazar's 'Ultraviolet' chronicles puberty and first love for a young boy : NPR's Book of the Day Aida Salazar's new book, Ultraviolet, has a lot in common with Judy Blume's Forever, but from ...

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.

Ultraviolet (UV) light is a type of light treatment. Doctors use it to treat a number of skin conditions. These include a type of skin cancer called T cell lymphoma. There are different types of UV ...

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

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 ...