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World Dec 11

How radio frequency waves ended a CIA officer’s career

World Aug 13

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What we know about deadly radiation explosion at Russian military site

An explosion at a Russian missile testing site last week killed at least seven people and caused widespread fears of a radiation leak. While officials offered little clarity, analysts believe the Russians were testing a nuclear-powered cruise missile – one…

Nation Oct 20

Why radiation protection experts are concerned over EPA proposal

The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency solicited the advice of a controversial toxicologist, Edward Calabrese, to consider changes to how it regulates radiation.

By Ferenc Dalnoki-Veress, The Conversation

Nation Oct 02

Trump’s EPA is moving to weaken regulation on radiation exposure

The Trump administration is turning to scientific outliers who argue that a bit of radiation damage is actually good for you — like a little bit of sunlight.

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

Science Jul 24

In the wake of the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster, cesium-137 made its way through the atmosphere to vineyards in Napa Valley. But the radiation levels measured in their wines are lower than naturally occurring radiation in your own body. Photo by REUTERS/Robert Galbraith
California wines contain Fukushima radiation, and it’s not a bad thing

In the wake of the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster, cesium-137 made its way through the atmosphere to vineyards in Napa Valley. But the small amount of radiation poses more of a threat to wine counterfeiters than to your body.

By Amanda Grennell

May 29

Column: How the chemistry of sunscreen is protecting your skin this Memorial Day

By Kerry Hanson, The Conversation

Recognition of the risks posed by UV rays has motivated chemists to study what’s going on in our cells when they’re in the sun – and devise modern ways to ward off that damage.

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Dec 30

Column: Why you can’t fry eggs (or sperm) with a cellphone

By Timothy J. Jorgensen for The Conversation

Do male cellphone users really risk infertility due to radiation?…

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Nov 14

Mars-bound astronauts might fall victim to ‘space brain’

By Leigh Anne Tiffany

Radiation exposure on a deep space journey to Mars could cause long-term brain damage, based on research from the University of California-Irvine School of Medicine.

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May 28

What you need to know about the new study on cellphones and cancer

By Sheila Kaplan, STAT

The new study of cancer risk from cellphones marks a big change in what researchers think they know about the dangers — which is why it’s sure to get an extra close look from scientists, industry, and government regulators.

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May 25

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Scientists still track health fallout of nuclear bombing of Japan

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