In addition to their own resiliency, living things and the cells they are made of are protected from excessive amounts of UV radiation by a chemical called ozone. A layer of ozone in the upper atmosphere absorbs UV radiation and prevents most of it from reaching the Earth.
Fire rips through Torch skyscraper in Dubai. Read more about sharing. A fire has swept through the Torch skyscraper in Dubai, one of the tallest residential buildings in the world. Strong winds helped the blaze to spread across the 336.1m (1,105ft) high building in the marina district. One eyewitness told the BBC there was debris flying everywhere, falling into neighbouring buildings.
In The News Today. 1  Explosions struck two Coptic Christian churches in Egypt, killing at least 43 people on Palm Sunday. ISIS quickly claimed the attacks. 2  Shell, one of the world's biggest oil firms, secured a $1.3 billion deal mired in corruption allegations, BuzzFeed News has found.