A team of researchers from Columbia University has found that radiation levels from atomic testing in the Marshall Islands are still too high for human habitation. In their paper published in ...

EVANSTON, Ill. — Transistors based on a new kind of material created by Northwestern University researchers have been lifted into outer space on the space shuttle Endeavour and attached to the outside ...

Researchers are attempting to create a better diagnostic test for radiation exposure that potentially could save thousands of lives. Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine -- ...

Imagine a group of students, sitting in a circle, discussing what they’ve discovered during lab time. Though it seems normal, they are actually discussing alpha, beta and gamma radiation. In Live Oak ...

A detailed look at a Strontium-90 check source, including safety concerns and measurements using different radiation ...

Researchers at Weizmann Institute of Science and Cinvestav recently carried out a study testing the theory of Hawking radiation on laboratory analogues of black holes. In their experiments, they used ...

ST. LOUIS — Three members of Congress are demanding answers after a St. Louis scholar’s new book revealed details of secret Cold War-era US government testing in which countless unsuspecting people, ...

part of the subject in my previous blog. The focus last month was on giving thanks for all our experiences. It was quite a fitting topic considering the holiday at hand this past month. Thinking along ...

Humans venturing beyond Earth orbit deeper into space face increased exposure to cosmic radiation, so ESA has teamed with Germany’s GSI particle accelerator to test potential shielding for astronauts, ...

Doses are low on individual flights, but additional research is needed to understand health impacts from exposure.