The Latest Breaking News from Radiation

Chernobyl hit by Russian drone strike but radiation levels normal, says Zelensky

The drone strike damaged the structure and started a fire - which has been put out, Zelensky said

Evening Standard · Feb 14, 2025

Russian Drone Strikes Chernobyl Nuclear Plant, No Increase In Radiation

Russian drone attack on Chernobyl nuclear power plant raises concerns of escalating hostilities. Zelensky condemns Putin's aggressive tactics.

Top News · Feb 14, 2025

World-first treatment boosts prostate cancer survival

A world-first treatment for prostate cancer has boosted survival rates and quality of life for patients and resulted in fewer side effects.

AAP · Feb 13, 2025

Huge solar storm in May 2024 spawned 2 new radiation belts around Earth

The creation of the belts, and others like it in the future, are a potential new danger to astronauts and satellites headed to geostationary orbit and beyond.

Space · Feb 11, 2025

The Coventry experiment: why were Indian women in Britain given radioactive food without their consent?

When details about a scientific study in the 1960s became public, there was shock, outrage and anxiety. But exactly what happened?

The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2025

Did Covid lockdowns really cause temperatures on the moon to drop?

Scientists have been arguing about a curious topic recently: Did temperatures on the moon dip due to the world's Covid-19 lockdown?

Space · Feb 10, 2025

Would a fallout shelter really protect you in a nuclear blast?

Nuclear bunkers aren't a foolproof way to stay safe during a nuclear attack. Here's why.

LiveScience · Feb 9, 2025

Tiny spacecraft could travel across interstellar space with this 'trampoline' lightsail

Scientists at the California Institute of Technology have taken a major step toward developing lightsails that could one day carry tiny spacecraft to distant star systems.

Space · Feb 7, 2025

NASA satellites catch Earth's magnetic field making music

Scientists measured a chorus wave emerging from an unexpected place, and confirmed a key piece of a theory about how these strange waves form.

Space · Feb 6, 2025

Lightning strikes link weather on Earth and weather in space

There are trillions of charged particles – protons and electrons, the basic building blocks of matter – whizzing around above your head at any given time. These high-energy particles, which can travel at close to the speed of light, typically remain thousands of kilometers away from Earth, trapped there by…

The Conversation · Feb 5, 2025