radioactivity
Missing Tiny, Deadly Radioactive Capsule Spurs Nationwide Search in Australia
The cesium-137 capsule fell off a truck. Being near it is like getting x-rayed 10 times per hour.
The Radioactive Puppies of Chernobyl Will Find Homes in the United States
Some of the descendants of the region’s abandoned dogs are up for adoption.
One of the Last Remaining Manhattan Project Scientists Has Died
And with him, perhaps, our nuclear sanity.
Kitty Litter, Ocean Burial, Shooting It at the Sun: The Worst Ways to Stash Nuclear Waste
Humanity has come up with some unbelievably bad storage solutions for radioactive waste over the years.
The Plan to Build a Million-Year Nuclear Waste Dump on the Great Lakes
How to future-proof an underground vault long after we are gone.
Scientists Have Figured Out How Radioactive Your Brunch Is
A new study from researchers at North Carolina State University reveals how much radiation is emitted by everyday objects—including avocados and toast.
A Rorschach-Worthy Fashion Line Wants to Protect You From Air Pollution
Designer Nikolas Bentel designed a reactive line of clothing that changes colors in the presence of toxic pollutants.
Get Rowdy With TV Crime and ‘Hooligans’ Their New Track of Peppy Power Punk
Power pop that sounds as good in a Nottinghamshire pub as it would a Texas dive bar.
“Lightmapping” Reveals Invisible Radiation in Chernobyl & Fukushima
Greenpeace photographer Greg McNevin uses a light-painting technique to visualize lasting radiation levels.
Inside the Radioactive City Russia Doesn’t Want You to Know About
The director of documentary 'City 40' says she's lost contact with residents who risked their lives to tell their story.
30 Years After Chernobyl, Here’s What Radioactivity Is Doing To Wildlife
Many animals and plants still contain so much radioactivity they are unsafe for human consumption.
30 Years After the Chernobyl Disaster, Locals Are Still Eating Radioactive Food
Next month marks the anniversary of one of the worst nuclear accidents in history and researchers have found dangerously high levels of radioactivity in grains, milk, and other foods consumed in Ukraine and Russia.