All ye bearded anglers, take note: A study has found that facial hair is a sun fighter of the highest order. My beard applauds this finding – an odd sound if ever.

The details arrive via hirsute researchers at the seriously sunned-upon University of Southern Queensland, Australia. Their facial findings were recently published in the Radiation Protection Dosimetry journal. Sadly, my subscription had just run out before this report so I had to get the story via email.