Rethinking nuclear radiation and its dangers is critical if the world is to turn away from hydrocarbon sources of energy. Many of us are seeing unwelcome spikes in our electric bills. This is due in a ...

Vladimir Putin's recent threats of nuclear weapon use are deeply concerning. A nuclear war would have catastrophic consequences, both short and long-term, including radiation-induced cancers. However, ...

Against a backdrop of increased tension among the world’s major powers, the risks and effects of nuclear war have received ...

Unreasonably strict radiation exposure limits are holding back nuclear power development, according to a July report from Idaho National Laboratory (INL) researchers. The report challenges the current ...

The medical dosimetry program of the Radiation Effects Research Foundation (RERF), formerly the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission (ABCC), in Hiroshima and Nagasaki has been conducted since 1961.

When atmospheric chemists Paul Crutzen and John Birks added smoke into their computer models of nuclear war scenarios, they ...

They present a compelling story of radiation, mutation and survival against the odds. But the underlying science didn’t actually show any genetic differences were caused by radiation. The idea of ...

Sherrie Hanna is looking for justice, and the clock is ticking. The problem she's taking on is a big one - so large, in fact, that there's no definitive answer on the number of people impacted.

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This blurring of traditional boundaries between nuclear medicine and radiation oncology creates both opportunities and ...

The clock is ticking. There are just 25 days left until thousands of Arizonans lose access to a lifeline that helps them pay for medical care they must receive after being exposed to federal nuclear ...