Scientists in Canada and China have shown that the effectiveness of commercial sunscreens can be enhanced by the addition of lignin and, as an unprecedented bonus; sunlight exposure may help them work ...

Your skin is getting bombarded by ultraviolet radiation every time you step outside, and while you’re busy slathering on chemical sunscreens, nature has been quietly developing its own sun protection ...

A common sunscreen ingredient, zinc nanoparticles, may help protect rice from heat-related stress, an increasingly common problem under climate change. Zinc is known to play an important role in plant ...