Space science
Water on the Moon can affect telescopes
A study by Chinese scientists said water on the Moon could affect their plan to install telescopes on the satellite in 2013.
Ultraviolet Rays
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Articles about Ultraviolet Rays
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Space science
The harsh youth of the Sun
One of the hottest topics in the 27th joint study of the International Astronomical Society (IAU) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil includes studying astronomical conditions sui…
Biology
Use ultraviolet rays to avoid enemies
Unlike the reptiles, this lizard has a very sophisticated territorial and anti-enemy defense mechanism. Their bodies have vivid colors that contain many photosensitive o…
Animal world
Tongue animals reflect ultraviolet rays threatening enemies
The research team at Macquarie University, Australia, discovered that the back tongue of the northern green tongue lizard reflected ultraviolet rays with a higher intens…
Scientific application
Shoe deodorizer for foot fouls
American inventors have invented a device that uses ultraviolet rays, has the ability to disinfect, makes the shoes that you go no longer smell unpleasant even if you ge…
Environment
Ozone holes appear in the North Pole
According to scientists, ozone holes have recently appeared in the Arctic region. At an altitude of about 20km from the ground, ozone concentrations decreased by 80%.
Environment
The weakening of the Sun will increase the temperature of the Earth
Scientists at the Royal Institute of Technology said that when the Sun's activity weakened, the Earth's temperature increased.
Environment
Unusual at the equatorial ozone layer
On January 4, the Ecuadorian Civil Space Agency (EXA) warned that ozone levels in the stratosphere in the equatorial area had dropped dramatically in recent years, espec…
Environment
Climate change can cause reed to thrive
Researchers at the University of Delaware have discovered why the tall, flowering reed (Phragmites australis) is one of the largest invasive plants in the United States.
Videos
Video: Evolutionary journey of human skin color
Human skin color is now the result of a long evolutionary process under the guidance of light from the Sun.
Medicine - Health
Using umbrellas is not effective against sun protection
We are still exposed to a large amount of UV light when using umbrellas on the beach without applying sunscreen.
Medicine - Health
Wear sunglasses even in the 'cold winter' days, if you don't want to pay the price
Not wearing sunglasses, even in days
Medicine - Health
UV rays kill cancer cells in mice
Sci-fi movies remind us again and again that ultraviolet rays can be used against vampires, but now science is actually trying to use it to fight a dreaded disease: canc…
Medicine - Health
Ways to protect the eyes in the hot sun
Ultraviolet rays at very high levels in hot sunny days cause a lot of damage to the eyes, so they need to be carefully shielded when going out, while avoiding looking di…