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. Continue reading
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?… Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
May 25 Watch 7:03 Scientists still track health fallout of nuclear bombing of Japan By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 26 Watch 9:47 Chernobyl’s haunting impact, 30 years later By PBS News Hour Bells tolled 30 times in Kiev on Tuesday, once for each year since the world's worst nuclear disaster. Fallout from Chernobyl haunts Europe: It’s estimated that long-term radiation effects will claim at least 9,000 lives. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien offers… Continue watching
Mar 09 5 years later, Fukushima radiation continues to seep into the Pacific Ocean By Ken Buesseler it is incorrect to say that Fukushima is under control when levels of radioactivity in the ocean indicate ongoing leaks, caused by groundwater flowing through the site and, we think, enhanced after storms. At the same time, it is wrong… Continue reading
Dec 04 Too many Christmas lights may paralyze your WiFi, but here’s how to fix it By Nsikan Akpan A viral story claims Christmas lights wage war on your WiFi. Here’s the science behind whether or not it's true and ways to fix it if so. Continue reading
Aug 10 Why radiation can’t give you superpowers By Nsikan Akpan A new video from the American Chemical Society explains the science behind superpowers. Continue reading
Jul 28 Watch 8:50 New Mexicans claim cancer is living legacy of world’s first atomic bomb test By PBS News Hour This July marks the 70th anniversary of the first ever test of an atomic bomb in New Mexico. But a group called the Downwinders -- local residents whose homes were downwind of the blast site -- aren't celebrating the milestone. Continue watching