Wild boars roaming the forests of Bavaria have become the focus of a scientific mystery: in some cases, they carry higher ...

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This microbe can survive doses of radiation that would obliterate any other living thing. Here’s what this means for science and humanity.

DOE was required by the legally binding Tri-Party Agreement to decide by Dec. 31 where to grout some of its low-activity ...

Radioactive materials are found naturally in the Earth. But even so, saying an area is radioactive may conjure up images of things you find in a sci-fi films including green glowing men and the odd ...

Sarah Loughran receives funding from The National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC). She is the Director of Radiation Research and Advice at the Australian Radiation Protection ...

A tiny radioactive capsule, smaller than a 10-cent coin and lost on a stretch of highway in outback Western Australia, has miraculously been found. The caesium-137 capsule, measuring just 8 ...

Fallout — radioactive material from a nuclear explosion — exists in every corner of the world. Nuclear fallout from a bomb is less dangerous long-term than from a nuclear power plant disaster. Fallout ...

Is it true that bananas are radioactive, and if you eat too many they can kill you? originally appeared on Quora: the knowledge sharing network where compelling questions are answered by people with ...

Workers at a site in South Carolina that once made key parts for nuclear bombs in the U.S. have found a radioactive wasp nest but officials said there is no danger to anyone. Employees who routinely ...