When a baby is born, they may have red, purple, yellow, or blue skin. Skin color variations in babies do not usually signify an underlying condition, but some skin colors in babies can be the result ...

Melanin is a natural pigment in your body that protects you from UV damage from the sun. People with darker skin tend to have more melanin and are therefore at a lower risk of sun damage. The only way ...

(Special to The Root) — Skin color is one of our most important biological traits. Its many shades evolved as humans moved far and wide into regions with different intensities of sunlight. Skin color ...

When people of color are diagnosed with melanoma, it’s often at more advanced stages and associated with lower rates of survival. Lack of awareness about melanoma risk, as well as underrepresentation ...

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?