Sunscreen

A Gorgonian sea fan on a coral reef.(Photo: Emily Irving-Swift/Getty Images)Beachgoers in the United States Virgin Islands will be slathering on more ecologically friendly sunscreens next year after lawmakers voted to ban common chemical…

A reef scene off of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.(Photo: NOAA Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment's Biogeography Team)The United States Virgin Islands recently enacted a ban on the importation, sale, and possession of…

A single study was the main catalyst for recent sunscreen ingredient bans, yet the science community is still debating those ingredients' effects on coral reefs—and even on sunscreen users.Dermatologists, beauty gurus, and parents…