In some people that are photosensitive, UV light from sunlight and indoor light sources can trigger a lupus flare. In addition to sunlight, ultraviolet rays are also given off by several different ...

A study by the State University of New York at Stony Brook revealed that manufacturing flaws in some compact fluorescent bulbs can lead to potential UV exposure. Compact fluorescent bulbs, which have ...

Almost every news story about global warming recommends that consumers switch from incandescent light bulbs to more efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs, or CFLs. But are CFLs really that good ...

A new study suggests that certain types of the energy-saving lightbulbs can become damaged and then may hurt skin cells The curlicue compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) oft touted as an Earth-friendly ...

KEMP, Texas, March 11, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Larson Electronics LLC, leader in industrial lighting, has released an ultraviolet fluorescent light that is explosion proof and approved for use in ...

While trekking through the tropical forests of northern Vietnam, scientists unexpectedly discovered wasp nests that glow fluorescent green under ultraviolet light. The nests, which look like a cluster ...

Glowing bats may sound like Halloween decor, but researchers in Georgia have discovered certain species of North American bats that are capable of the unusual trick. When placed under ultraviolet ...

Earth's toughest creatures — the tiny tardigrades — include species that can survive deadly UV radiation by glowing in the dark, a study has found. Tardigrades — also known as 'moss piglets', or ...

The bright green, red and yellow colours are enhanced with ultra violet (UV) and blue-filtered light to see the unique effect. The 39-year-old said: 'It is still not fully understood why certain ...

Genetically modified animals are with us, and an awful lot of them glow under UV. Meet them in our gallery below. The fluorescent cat on the left, whose skin glows in ultraviolet light, is one of two ...