For nearly a century, scientists around the world have been searching for dark matter—an invisible substance believed to make ...

Researchers in the Oregon State University College of Engineering have developed new technology for uranium enrichment ...

The research reveals the chilling truth about the impact of nuclear tests across the U.S., painting a picture of widespread ...

Nuclear radiation is the energy given off by all radioactive elements when they break down into more stable atoms. And it is being produced in and around you right now.

From cosmic rays to CT scans, radiation surrounds us but not all exposure is dangerous. Here’s how to separate fact from fear ...

Ionizing radiation—the kind that minerals, atom bombs and nuclear reactors emit—does one main thing to the human body: it weakens and breaks up DNA, either damaging cells enough to kill them ...

Many of us don’t think too much about radiation levels in our area, until a nuclear disaster hits and questions are raised. Radiation monitoring is an important undertaking, both from a publi… ...

The latest report from the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effect of Atomic Radiation found 134 first responders who were diagnosed with acute radiation syndrome (ARS) after the Chernobyl ...

Girls aged 0 to five are more vulnerable to nuclear radiation than any other demographic. Stock image of a young girl. The second most impacted group were young males in that same age group.

Maybe the likelihood of being affected by a nuclear event seems too low for you to even consider worrying, but know that the most likely scenario involves exposure to radiation from a nearby ...

The Nuclear Emergency Support Team, or NEST, a shadowy unit of atomic experts run by the security agency, is working with Ukraine to deploy the radiation sensors, train personnel, monitor data and ...