Tardigrades, the eight-legged creatures, are among the toughest organisms on Earth, capable of surviving in the most extreme conditions One of their most extraordinary abilities is their incredible ...

As humans prepare for longer missions to the moon and Mars, scientists are trying to understand how space affects the human body. One of the biggest concerns is space radiation — high-energy particles ...

Given the totality of energy production, nuclear energy is very safe, but when things go wrong, they go very wrong as ...

Meet Deinococcus radiodurans — one of the toughest bacterium on Earth. This bacteria can survive exposure to extreme radiation levels. Surprisingly, these microorganisms can tolerate thousands of ...

For nearly four decades, the stray dogs of Chernobyl have lived and bred in one of the most contaminated landscapes on Earth, absorbing low doses of radiation that would keep most people far away.

The world’s worst nuclear power plant accidents to date, at Chornobyl, Ukraine, in 1986, and Fukushima, Japan in 2011, and the human exclusion zones created around them have given scientists a unique ...

Could a century-old military communication method be quietly protecting our planet from deadly space radiation? NASA’s Van Allen Probes, launched in 2012 to study Earth’s radiation belts, stumbled ...

Van Allen radiation hinders and complicates spaceflight, magnetic instruments, and more.

The "severe" solar storm in effect has the potential to trigger the northern lights, causing a stunning display of colors visible from parts of the U.S. Skyler Caruso is a Writer and Reporter of ...

After receiving radiation therapy for uterine cancer, you may experience fertility challenges, vaginal dryness, and bowel or bladder problems. Options to manage and relieve your side effects can vary.