TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Whatever happened to the hole in the ozone layer? | Stephanie Honchell Smith
In the 1980s, the world faced a huge problem: there was a rapidly expanding hole in the ozone layer. If it continued to grow, rates of skin cancer could skyrocket, photosynthesis would be impaired, agricultural production would plummet,...
SciShow
Breast Cancer gets Worse in the Spring and Fall. But...Why?
Seasonal illnesses from infectious diseases aren’t a new concept, but a few decades ago public health experts began to notice the same behavior in some non-infectious diseases like breast cancer. These patterns have helped us learn a lot...
SciShow
The Strange Case of the Missing Sunscreen Gene
If you've ever spent too much time in the sun and forgotten to put on sunscreen, you know how painful a sunburn can be. But for some animals, forgetting the sunscreen wouldn't be a problem because they can just produce their own!
SciShow
SPF Doesn't Mean What You Think It Means
SPF seems pretty simple. Find a high number, rub some on your nose, and you're ready for some sunshine. Unfortunately the science behind it is a little more complicated.
Amoeba Sisters
Integumentary System
Join the Amoeba Sisters on this introduction to the Integumentary System! This video first introduces the important functions of this system. Then, this video takes a general tour through the epidermis (and each stratum of the...
TED Talks
TED: A new weapon in the fight against superbugs | David Brenner
Since the widespread use of antibiotics began in the 1940s, we've tried to develop new drugs faster than bacteria can evolve -- but this strategy isn't working. Drug-resistant bacteria known as superbugs killed nearly 700,000 people last...
TED Talks
Richard Weller: Could the sun be good for your heart?
Our bodies get Vitamin D from the sun, but as dermatologist Richard Weller suggests, sunlight may confer another surprising benefit too. New research by his team shows that nitric oxide, a chemical transmitter stored in huge reserves in...
SciShow
A Season for Disease'n
Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring. Every new season brings new...diseases.
SciShow
Cyclopia: A Rare Birth Defect That Could Help Cure Cancer
With a greater understanding of biological mechanisms, humans may be able to take a devastating birth defect and turn it into a treatment for cancer.
SciShow
3 Ways Your Sun Protection Can Backfire
People have a lot of ideas about how they can protect themselves from the sun’s ultraviolet radiation, but many of those ideas just don’t hold up, and some make things worse!
Curated Video
Ultraviolet light
Electromagnetic radiation in the region of the spectrum between visible light and x-rays, about ten to 400 nanometres in wavelength. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and...
Curated Video
Revolutionizing Sun Protection: Nanotechnology in Fabric Development
The Nanotechnology Center at Hong Kong Polytechnic University has developed a groundbreaking UV absorber for fabrics that provides exceptional protection against harmful UVB rays. This innovative product continues to work even after...
Curated Video
Wellbeing A-Z -Melanoma
Unfortunately, tens of thousands of people die from Melanoma every year. It’s the least common of the skin cancers, but the most deadly. We show you how to avoid Melanoma by covering up and having any suspicious moles checked by a doctor.
Curated Video
Wellbeing A-Z -Sunburn
UV light and human skin just don’t mix, and can lead to Sunburn, sun-stroke, and the much more serious consequence – skin cancer, or melanoma. T
Curated Video
Wellbeing A-Z -Tanning bed
The news for those addicted to the tan they get from a solarium, or Tanning bed, is not good.
Institute of Human Anatomy
How Skin Color Works
In this video, Jonathan from the Institute of Human Anatomy discuss the anatomy of skin pigmentation, and how it can vary across the body.
Barcroft Media
The Woman Who's Allergic To Daylight
HIGHLAND, UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 01: A young woman's skin blisters and burns if she is exposed to only a few minutes of daylight. Lizzie Tenney suffers from the rare, and extreme, skin disorder Xeroderma Pigmentosum. With there only...
Barcroft Media
The Woman Who’s Allergic To Daylight | BORN DIFFERENT
A young woman’s skin blisters and burns if she is exposed to only a few minutes of daylight. Lizzie Tenney suffers from the rare, and extreme, skin disorder Xeroderma Pigmentosum. With there only being around 300 diagnosed cases in the...
Barcroft Media
My Albino Children: Black Brazilian Family Have Three White-Skinned Children
When Rosamere Fernanda de Andrade first held her newborn baby she assumed there had been a mix up. Rosamere and ex-husband, Joao, are both black - but their daughter, Ruth, had white skin, blonde hair and blue eyes. But it was no mistake...
Healthcare Triage
Sunscreen Needs More Safety Studies
The ingredients of sunscreens have some people concerned about whether they're being absorbed by the body, and what the effects of that might be. While this study doesn't provide evidence that sunscreen is harmful, closer examination is...
Healthcare Triage
Sunscreen Needs Some Safety Evaulation
Skin cancer is a big problem. Sunscreen can help protect your skin. All this is very well known. It turns out, though, that the active ingredients in sunscreen can get into peoples' bloodstreams in pretty high concentrations. And the...
Curated Video
Methods of Displaying Data for Identifying Patterns in Diseases and their Effects on Society
This video discusses three ways in which scientists can display and analyze data to identify patterns and relationships within the data. The first method is using bar charts to quantify and compare different categories of data, which can...