Water anoles are remarkable creatures. Perched along the banks of steep waterfalls in the forests of Panama and Costa Rica, ...

In this episode, Dr. Tina Lasisi walks us through how we genetically inherit skin color. Have you ever been convinced that you’re adopted because your parents have a radically different skin color?

This article is a continuation of last week’s story that looked at the evolution of human skin color. To review, the first humans had light skin that was covered in hair all over their bodies. These ...

Skin color is an adaptive trait by humans who migrated out of Africa 100,000 years ago. Dr. Nina Jablonski, professor of anthropology at Penn State & author, The Biological and Social Meaning of Skin ...

Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple University's College of Engineering, and the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at ...

You should have a baseline visit with a dermatologist who can check your skin from head to toe, including hard-to-see spots ...

Currently, tanning culture faces frequent criticism for its health risks.

When most people think of eczema, they picture a dry, red, inflamed and itchy rash. But on darker skin tones, eczema can look ...