Many types of birds — such as hummingbirds, peacocks and parrots — are vividly colorful, but birds-of-paradise are especially ...

The chemicals found in sunscreens are becoming an increasing presence in our ocean. But there are still significant gaps in ...

Defects in DNA repair underlie a number of human genetic diseases that affect ... and linked to a defect in an important ultraviolet (UV) damage repair pathway. In addition, a number of genes ...

Long-term exposure to UV radiation threatens human life - causing skin cancer, eye diseases and other health problems - and seriously harms most animals, plants, and microbes. Moreover ...