News tagged with uv radiation
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Ozone: Climate change boosts ultraviolet risk for high latitudes
(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists at the University of Toronto have discovered that changes in the Earth's ozone layer due to climate change will reduce the amount of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in northern high ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 06, 2009 |
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Scientists propose new hypothesis on the origin of life
The Miller-Urey experiment, conducted by chemists Stanley Miller and Harold Urey in 1953, is the classic experiment on the origin of life. It established that the early Earth atmosphere, as they pictured it, ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 04, 2009 |
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Sun exposure may trigger certain autoimmune diseases in women
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from sunlight may be associated with the development of certain autoimmune diseases, particularly in women, according to a study by researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 30, 2009 |
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ESA extends Envisat satellite mission
(PhysOrg.com) -- ESA Member States have unanimously voted to extend the Envisat mission through to 2013. Envisat - the world’s largest and most sophisticated satellite ever built - has been providing scientists ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 05, 2009 |
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Study: Lizards bask for more than warmth
Keeping warm isn't the only reason lizards and other cold-blooded critters bask in the sun. According to a study published in the May/June issue of Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, chameleons alter their sunbathing behavi ...
Apr 20, 2009 |
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Does 'sun-protective' clothing work?
Dear EarthTalk: Is there really such a thing as "sun-protective clothing"? If so, does it mean I can dispense with oily sunscreens once and for all? (John Sugarman, San Diego, Calif.)
Apr 20, 2009 |
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Get Your Vitamin D From Food or Supplements -- Not Tanning Beds
(PhysOrg.com) -- There’s no question that vitamin D does the body good, but tanning beds and unprotected sun exposure are not the best ways to get it, according to dermatologists with UC Physicians.
Apr 09, 2009 |
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New simulation shows consequences of a world without Earth's natural sunscreen (w/Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- The year is 2065. Nearly two-thirds of Earth's ozone is gone -- not just over the poles, but everywhere. The infamous ozone hole over Antarctica, first discovered in the 1980s, is a year-round ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 19, 2009 |
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Vigilant windows
Is someone sneaking around in front of the window trying to break in? Windows and doors are now being sensitized to suspicious movements: they can detect whether and how quickly something is moving. If it ...
Mar 17, 2009 |
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