Stellar winds were supposed to be the straightforward conveyor belt that carried the raw ingredients of life from dying stars ...

Human missions to Mars are edging closer to reality, but the physics of deep space is not cooperating. Outside Earth’s magnetic cocoon, astronauts would be bombarded by high‑energy particles that can ...

N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) polymers, characterized by abundant nitrogen sources, tunable metal centers and excellent chemical stability, serve as ideal precursors for metal-incorporated N-doped ...

The fog pattern is a common one in California’s Central Valley and does not pose any extra risk to human health, researchers ...

Scientists have identified a previously unknown natural compound produced by heat-loving cyanobacteria that helps protect against ultraviolet radiation.

Anal cancer is often linked to HPV, with squamous cell carcinoma being the most common type. Diagnosis involves exams, ...

The updated guidance provides a modern, practical framework for governments, regulators and facility operators to ensure ...

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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.

Naturally occurring radioactive elements are substances whose atomic nuclei are unstable. To become stable, these nuclei spontaneously break down, or decay, by releasing energy in the form of ...

A radioactive contamination scandal in Banten, Indonesia, has left local workers like Sakinah and Roni jobless and exposed to health risks after Cesium-137 was traced to factories in the Modern ...

In a few weeks, the great Texan garage-punks Radioactivity will release Time Won’t Bring Me Down, their first new album in a decade. Time has not brought them down. When the band shared the title ...