Over a 40-year period, up to 1989, the Soviet Union detonated 456 nuclear weapons in present-day Kazakhstan. A new ...
Fourteen years after one of the most powerful earthquakes in history struck Japan, the aftermath is still visible in ...
Researchers from the University of Tokyo have released a detailed study of the impact of nuclear radiation on concrete. Their study is one of the first to show how long-term exposure to radiation ...
The local community has dubbed the thryoid cancer scar "The Hanford Necklace." — -- The breach of a tunnel that houses contaminated radioactive materials at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation has ...
Scientists have been arguing about the health risks from radiation since the end of the 19th century, when radioactivity was first discovered. Today, with electricity demand soaring and AI companies ...
Maintaining international nuclear security requires tracking and monitoring fissile materials, such as plutonium and uranium. Standoff radiation detectors, which can measure radioactivity from afar, ...
As the world marks 80 years since the first atomic bomb was detonated in the New Mexico desert, a Nevada congresswoman introduced new legislation Wednesday intended to streamline benefits for those ...