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Ultraviolet Rays
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Health
What happens when DNA is damaged?
The truth is that the DNA inside one of your cells is destroyed thousands of times a day.
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Ultraviolet warning bracelet
To protect people from the harmful effects of ultraviolet rays (or UV rays) in the sun, scientists at RMIT University (Australia) have created a type of UV safety warnin…
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5 ultraviolet environments much less expected
Many people believe that ultraviolet rays only appear when there is sunlight. However, even without sunlight, ultraviolet rays still exist and can lead to eye and skin d…
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Why do wrinkles appear when we're old?
Keeping the beauty, trying to hold the youth to stay young and not old ... is one of the important goals of women.
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Things to know about ultraviolet (UV)
Ultraviolet (UV) rays are a form of electromagnetic radiation, which helps the skin to synthesize vitamin D, stimulating the body's main activity.
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Van Gogh's paintings were discolored because of ultraviolet rays
Scientists have identified the reason for the bright yellow color on some Vincent Van Gogh paintings turned brown.
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Can't have safe sunbathing
According to a series of articles, it may not be safe to sunbathe under the influence of ultraviolet radiation.
Oceanography
Coral shields are resistant to ultraviolet rays
British scientists have discovered a mechanism to create sunburns for marine corals, which can be used as a sunscreen for humans and develop temperate crops in the tropi…
Oceanography
Fish recognize each other under ultraviolet light
While we rely on factors such as eye color and hair color to distinguish ethnic groups, some fish species rely on ultraviolet (UV) light to distinguish this species from…
Archeology
Carnivorous dinosaurs make people vulnerable to ultraviolet rays
According to the Current Biology magazine, when hunting human ancestors, carnivorous dinosaurs can affect our bodies without the protection against ultraviolet radiation.
Space science
Survivability of seeds in the universe
In space, seeds exposed to many ultraviolet rays and cosmic radiation can cause their germination ability to decrease.
Space science
Russia explains the phenomenon of the ozone layer in the Arctic
On October 4, Russian scientist Alexander Makshtas in charge of the Russian Federation's Arctic and Antarctic Experimental Station confirmed that the amount of ozone in…
Space science
The ozone layer in the Arctic declined to record
Observations by scientists over the past few months show that ozone depletion in the Arctic has reached a record, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO…
Space science
Take color photos for Mars
Welsh scientists, England had the idea of medieval technical reference to create cosmic techniques to make future missions more convenient to Mars.