Melanin molecules
absorb ultraviolet radiation from the sun, protecting you from tissue damage as a result of sun exposure.
Ozone has played a major role in
absorbing ultraviolet radiation from the sun, which would otherwise negatively impact life on earth.
Not exact matches
On Earth, temperature inversion occurs because ozone in the stratosphere
absorbs much of the
sun's
ultraviolet radiation, preventing it
from reaching the surface, protecting the biosphere, and therefore warming the stratosphere instead.