Wild boars roaming the forests of Bavaria have become the focus of a scientific mystery: in some cases, they carry higher ...

What’s going on with this silent threat that can stealthily damage your body in ways that can take years to reveal themselves ...

If you’ve got frozen shrimp in your freezer, it’s time for a careful check. In the latest development of an ongoing food ...

Radioactive materials are found naturally in the Earth. But even so, saying an area is radioactive may conjure up images of things you find in a sci-fi films including green glowing men and the odd ...

DOE was required by the legally binding Tri-Party Agreement to decide by Dec. 31 where to grout some of its low-activity ...

The Environmental Protection Agency recommends reverse osmosis water treatment to remove radioactive isotopes that emit beta-particle radiation. But iodine-131, a beta emitter, is typically present in ...

A tiny radioactive capsule, smaller than a 10-cent coin and lost on a stretch of highway in outback Western Australia, has miraculously been found. The caesium-137 capsule, measuring just 8 ...

One of the first things that Physics students learn when they study radioactivity is the idea of the half-life. A half-life is the period of time in which it takes one-half of a given amount of a ...