UV radiation is a part of something that you may faintly remember from your K-12 or collegiate years called the electromagnetic spectrum (below). Electromagnetic energy propagates in wave form and ...

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation, a component of the solar spectrum, plays a critical role in a broad range of environmental and health-related phenomena. Advances in measurement techniques, from ...

Common moss spores survived nine months bolted to the outside of the International Space Station, paving the way toward space ...

Zhu Zhu, Feixue Fu, Pingping Qu, Esther Wing Kwan Mak, Haibo Jiang, Ruifeng Zhang, Zhuoyi Zhu, Kunshan Gao, David A. Hutchins Limnology and Oceanography, Vol. 65, No. 2 (February 2020), pp. 363-376 ...

Sporophytes survived nine months in orbit; most endured and germinated back on Earth, revealing insights into plant ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Lots of sunshine is expected over the weekend and into the start of next week. Everyone loves when the blue sky is out, but many forget to protect their skin from ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Above 10 miles in the sky lies a layer of ozone—a form of orange ...

Ultraviolet B radiation (UV-B, 290-315 nm) can cause damage and induce photomorphogenic responses in plants. The mechanisms that mediate the photomorphogenic effects of UV-B are unclear. In etiolated ...

Aerosols can transmit respiratory viruses. For example, evidence from studies suggests that the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which causes COVID-19 disease can ...

It's an interesting conundrum: The effects of ultraviolet (UV) radiation from sun exposure can induce the onset of, or exacerbate, the symptoms of certain autoimmune diseases. Now flip the coin: UV ...

To see, Fujita’s team turned to Physcomitrium patens, a well-studied species moss commonly called spreading earthmoss. They ...