How sunny is too sunny? Sometimes it's tough to know, but as temperatures reach new highs in Michigan, understanding the UV index can help you avoid sunburns and heat-related illnesses. The sun's ...

Michiganders enjoying the first sunny days of spring often find themselves sporting a nasty sunburn. But the threat from the sun's UV rays doesn't end when you get a tan, it continues throughout the ...

A bus being treated with ultraviolet light in Shanghai, China. Although types of UV light are already in use to decontaminate vehicles and indoor spaces, the wavelengths used are dangerous to people.

PHOENIX — Ultraviolet light is a type of electromagnetic radiation. It's responsible for the glow in a black light poster, or the bronze on your skin from a summer tan. Overexposure to UV radiation ...

The UV index measures the intensity of skin-damaging ultraviolet radiation at the Earth's surface. The UV index ranges from 0 to 11-plus, with higher values indicating greater risk of sunburn and skin ...

With man-made hand sanitizer in short supply, many people are turning to what's been called "nature's hand sanitizer," or ultraviolet light. UV light is the latest popular tool in the ongoing race to ...