Mars is not just a colder, dustier version of Earth. It is a planet soaked in high‑energy particles that batter rock, metal, electronics and human tissue alike. Measurements in deep space and at the ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...

A new map offers a new perspective on the city, revealing the steady, ever-present natural radiation emerging from the ground ...

Unreasonably strict radiation exposure limits are holding back nuclear power development, according to a July report from Idaho National Laboratory (INL) researchers. The report challenges the current ...

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 ...

New shielding for the imager, with ergonomic cutouts, now used at the researchers’ institution (Photo Credit: Akihisa Kataoka) For interventional imagers participating in structural heart ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Nuclear emergency workers in Japan exposed to 10 mSv to 49 mSv of radiation had an increased risk for developing ...