SUNSTOKE

SunStoke

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A reference companion to the museum — curated topic sections that go deeper on the subjects behind the collection. Every entry, image, and fact is drawn from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons.

The Sun & UV

Where the risk starts — the Sun and its light, ultraviolet radiation and the UV index, the ozone layer that filters it, and how season, altitude, and reflection change what reaches your skin.

14 entries

Skin & Sun Damage

How the sun affects your skin — melanin and skin colour, sunburn and tanning, freckles and moles, photoaging, and the skin cancers that repeated exposure can cause.

13 entries

Sun Protection

The tools that keep you safe — sunscreen and the mineral filters zinc oxide and titanium dioxide, UPF clothing, hats, sunglasses, shade, and lip balm.

12 entries

Vitamin D & Heat

The other side of the sun — how sunlight makes vitamin D and what deficiency does, plus staying safe from heat illness, dehydration, and the dangers of indoor tanning.

13 entries