Cells that are about to die send a signal to an executioner protein, but sometimes, those cells can fight back and regenerate ...

An IAEA research project involving 27 countries has strengthened global understanding of how exposure to ionizing radiation affects human health. The project focused on the clinical applications of ...

(a) Conversion of nuclear energy into chemical energy remains to be developed. (b) γ-Ray radiation-induced ammonia synthesis from nitrogen and water. HVL: half-value layer. This study develops an ...

Increasing concerns over clinicians' risks of developing cancer or other health problems from ionizing radiation exposures on the job prompted members of the American Medical Association (AMA) House ...

Recent release of the waste water from Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster stirred apprehension regarding the health implications of radiation exposure. Classified as a Group 1 carcinogen, ionizing ...

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

Research over the years has found that a black mold, formed from a number of different fungi, has been growing toward radioactive particles, and surviving on ionizing radiation, at the Chernobyl ...

A fascinating study, published in The Astrophysical Journal, has shed light on a mysterious chapter in our Solar System’s history. Around 4 to 5 million years ago, the Sun had a close encounter with ...