Chernobyl’s Stray Dogs Are Genetically Distinct—But Radiation Isn’t the Reason
Dogs living near the Chernobyl nuclear plant aren’t radioactive mutants—but their genetic differences reveal a surprising ...
iaea.org1 年
Radiation - what patients need to know
We also receive exposure from man-made radiation, such as X-rays, radiation used to diagnose diseases and for cancer therapy. Fallout from nuclear explosives testing, and small quantities of ...
iaea.org1 年
Radiation in Everyday Life
We also receive exposure from man-made radiation, such as X-rays, radiation used to diagnose diseases and for cancer therapy. Fallout from nuclear explosives testing, and small quantities of ...
The New Yorker21 天
New Mexico’s Nuclear-Weapons Boom
In New Mexico, such wealth is rare. Española, which sits on the Rio Grande and is a twenty-five-minute drive away, has a ...
johnmenadue.com5 天
Where is the ‘mature debate’ about the health impacts of nuclear power?
The current shrill denunciations of potential health risks associated with nuclear power plants as a “scare campaign” may yet ...
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Semiconductor radiation detectors designed for extreme environments
A collaborative team led by researchers from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has successfully developed advanced semiconductor-based radiation detectors, ...
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Chernobyl’s Dogs Are Evolving at Unbelievable Speed – What Radiation Is Doing to Their DNA
The 1986 explosion of the Chernobyl Nuclear Reactor unleashed a catastrophic ... Their aim is to understand how radiation might be affecting the dogs’ genetic structure, potentially speeding ...
Russia under state of emergency after mystery nuclear leak
A state of emergency has been imposed in a Russian city due to nuclear contamination. The Russian authorities have not ...