The Chernobyl tragedy was one of the most dreadful tragedies of all time. It happened when a routine test at the Chernobyl ...

The IAEA has released a new safety guide to help countries design and run radiation monitoring programmes to ensure people and environment are protected from harmful effects of ionizing radiation.

A guest of Carnival Adventure was worried about radiation after stumbling upon a warning sign, but there is no threat to ...

It was designed as a dual-skin steel shield that arches over the original 1986 sarcophagus to further seal off radiation A GIANT dome at the Chornobyl nuclear plant that was built to contain radiation ...

Melanised fungi like Cladosporium sphaerospermum thrive in extreme radiation and contain melanin, which can absorb and neutralise ionising radiation. Denis Reznik/Pixabay A species of fungus found in ...

Mould found at the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster appears to be feeding off the radiation. Could we use it to shield space travellers from cosmic rays? In May 1997, Nelli Zhdanova entered one ...

Developing high-density neutron shielding material using surfactant-stabilized boron nitride nanotubes (BNNT). (Nanowerk News) High-energy cosmic radiation damages cells and DNA, causing cancer, and ...

In the left image, the conventional BNNT films-produced using randomly packed BNNTs-has a low density, making the film brittle and prone to breakage. In contrast, the developed BNNT liquid ...

Understanding what happens when radiation interacts with biological matter is crucial in medical physics (Courtesy: iStock/Dr Microbe) Studying the chain of processes that take place when UV or x-ray ...

In this video, Mikhail Varshavski, DO, who goes by "Dr. Mike" on YouTube, talks about electromagnetic fields (EMFs) and wireless technology. Following is a partial transcript of the video (note that ...

The tech company’s customers can automatically block A.I. companies from exploiting their websites, it said, as it moves to protect original content online. By Natallie Rocha Reporting from San ...