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

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In Overmatched, we take a close look at the science and technology ...

The Year Ahead: Key Events at the IAEA in 2026 From strengthening safeguards and helping countries build resilient nuclear fuel supply chains to enhancing radiation protection for patients, 2026 will ...

X-rays have fundamentally revolutionized healthcare, giving us views of the human body and even almost impossible views of atoms. However, the radiation involved in X-rays has often raised concerns ...

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 ...

When our planet and the incoming sunlight align just right, stunning phenomena such as rainbows and halos can occur. More often, sunlight—or shortwave radiation—interacts with the Earth in subtle but ...

SARASOTA, Fla. ( WWSB) - The world’s first nuclear device detonation on July 16, 1945, over New Mexico had consequences that ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Apart from their disconcerting cuteness, tardigrades are famed for ...

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 ...

Cancer treatment is on the brink of a revolution, and at the center of it all is an innovative approach called Flash radiotherapy. This ultra-fast cancer treatment delivers radiation in less than a ...