The sun is great for your skin in many ways: it pumps it full of vitamin D, gives you a healthy glow and generates feel-good hormones. However, it’s no secret the sun can also be hugely dangerous.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

If you've looked in the mirror and noticed dark spots on your skin, then you may have some hyperpigmentation. The spots can be small or large and often show up on your face, neck, hands, and body ...

Donna Gould, a 43-year-old aesthetics student in Cocoa Beach, Fla., can’t remember a time when bug bites and scrapes didn’t leave her with dark spots on her skin. “I just assumed I was a slow healer.” ...

Sun damage to the skin can occur even during the autumn or fall and winter season because ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun can penetrate through clouds, fog and smog. While clouds can reduce the ...

South Africa, bathed in intense sunlight, grapples with an epidemic of hyperpigmentation and melasma. These skin conditions, marked by darkened patches, affect all skin tones, revealing the impact of ...

Patients with hyperpigmentation, a medical disorder that leads to darkening or increase in the natural color of the skin, are more likely to use sunscreen but do not use other protection measures.

The sun is great for your skin in many ways: it pumps it full of vitamin D, gives you a healthy glow and generates feel-good hormones. However, it’s no secret the sun can also be hugely dangerous.