Get an x-ray, and you get a small dose of radiation to visualize your bones and body structures to help you medically. Buy a smoke detector, you’re inviting a tiny source of radiation, americium-241, ...

Researchers have detected elevated levels of iodine‑129—a long‑lived radioactive isotope and indicator of past nuclear activity—in waters west of the Philippines. The team believes the material ...

The Trump administration wants the NRC to reconsider core radiation safety models to accelerate nuclear development. Critics warn that weakening safety standards may erode public trust without ...

Cancer is a major global public health challenge, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where nearly 70% of cancer-related deaths occur and access to specialized care is limited. As we mark ...

Last fall, Energy Secretary Chris Wright told the audience at Senator John Curtis’ (R-UT) conservative climate summit that “nuclear is going to become sexy again.” For policy wonks and proponents of ...

Researchers have uncovered how atoms subtly rearrange themselves for up to a trillionth of a second before releasing ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Inexpensive, highly accurate gamma radiation dosimeter technologies developed at Purdue University’s College of Engineering could lower the costs of medical device sterilization ...

Powerful solar activity released by the sun reached Earth Monday, causing colorful auroral displays and GPS issues for aircraft, according to the National Weather Service’s Space Weather Prediction ...

Nuclear energy provides access to clean, reliable and affordable electricity. It accounts for around 9% of global electricity and 25% of all low-carbon electricity without emitting greenhouse gases at ...

If you're looking for a picks-and-shovels way to play the artificial intelligence boom, you could do worse than invest in the supply chain that provides it with electricity. Because of the computing ...

The Trump administration has overhauled a set of nuclear safety directives and shared them with the companies it is charged with regulating, without making the new rules available to the public, ...