Of the sources of the radioactivity that batters man, fallout from nuclear weapons testing is the least. At current levels, it is less than 5% of radiation from natural sources. But this is small ...

When we hear the word “radiation,” a certain image tends to pop up: toxic green barrels, blinking hazard signs, post-apocalyptic sci-fi vibes. But radiation didn’t arrive with nuclear power plants or ...

Earth's radiation budget is a core process of the Earth-atmosphere system, closely linked to global climate and environmental ...

Rethinking nuclear radiation and its dangers is critical if the world is to turn away from hydrocarbon sources of energy. Many of us are seeing unwelcome spikes in our electric bills. This is due in a ...

Purdue University’s online Master of Science in Radiopharmaceutical Manufacturing is a first-of-its-kind program that prepares professionals to lead in the fast-growing field of radiopharmaceutical ...

A new detector system based on the game 'Tetris' could enable inexpensive, accurate radiation detectors for monitoring nuclear sites. The spread of radioactive isotopes from the Fukushima Daiichi ...

Ants may be small, but they are quite rugged, especially in the face of extreme stressful situations like nuclear radiation.

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Interested contributors have until 28 June 2024 to submit abstracts for the IAEA´s Third International Conference on Applications of Radiation Science and Technology (ICARST-2025), to be held from ...