Sunlight

A particular type of UV light, shown here with a scintillator composed of plastics, could revolutionize the practices of flu prevention.

A cure for the flu? It could be as simple as sitting under a lamp.

Health

Researchers say that when they came across their most recent discovery to prevent the flu a light bulb went off — a UV light bulb.

The World

An Ozone Lesson

Listener Letters

Painting the Town White

Shinin’ on Through

The World

Technology Note/Solar Surgery

Living on Earth’s Cynthia Graber reports on new research to use sunlight for surgery.