Senior Department of Energy executives, several of whom were "Acting" Obama Administration appointees in roles that normally require Senate advice and consent, made decisions that paused unique ...

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Scientists in Paris discovered two new substances with incredible radioactivity. It earned them the Nobel Prize in Physics ...

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

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 ...

Sterilizing human tissue for use in surgery, tackling industrial pollution and producing high-quality biodegradable food packaging are among the innovative applications of radiation technology ...

Intensive radiotherapy can be toxic in 60 percent of patients with tumors located in the gastrointestinal cavity. Increases in levels of the protein URI protect mice against high-dose ionizing ...

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Researchers assert that exposure to medical radiation does not increase a person's risk of getting cancer. The long-held belief that even low doses of radiation, such as those received in diagnostic ...

Radiation is everywhere. Some naturally occurs in gases, such as radon, released from the ground. Some comes from the sun. And some is man-made in the form of X-rays, radio waves and nuclear power.