Scientists have managed to observe solar neutrinos carrying out a rare atomic transformation deep underground, converting carbon-13 into nitrogen-13 inside the SNO+ detector. By tracking two faint ...

Among the many science toys that have fallen out of fashion since we started getting nervous around things like mercury, chlorinated hydrocarbons, and radiation is the spinthariscope, which let people ...

Naturally occurring radioactive elements are substances whose atomic nuclei are unstable. To become stable, these nuclei spontaneously break down, or decay, by releasing energy in the form of ...

A radioactive contamination scandal in Banten, Indonesia, has left local workers like Sakinah and Roni jobless and exposed to health risks after Cesium-137 was traced to factories in the Modern ...

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Roughly 45,000 gallons of radioactive water from a defunct plant north of New York City will be discharged into the Hudson River after a federal court ruling struck down a state environmental law. US ...

While 1920s soda shops offered a plethora of sweet treats, nearby pharmacies served their own tinctures—like Radithor, certified radioactive water. Image: LMPC / Contributor / Getty Images Get the ...

NEW YORK, Sept 24 (Reuters) - A federal judge ruled in favor of the company dismantling the Indian Point nuclear power plant in New York on Wednesday, saying a state law designed to limit potential ...

During a recent Senate hearing, Louisiana Rep. Sen. John Kennedy stood next to an image of an alien and warned that eating radioactive shrimp could result in consumers looking like the alien. The ...

Nearly 18,000 bags of frozen Kroger cooked shrimp were among the recalls. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expanding its warning about radioactive shrimp, recalling more brands due to possible ...

Another seafood company is voluntarily recalling a number of its frozen shrimp products after a potential radioactive contamination, the Food and Drug Administration said in a Thursday release.