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Neptune's Clouds Just Disappeared — and Astronomers Think They Know Why

Decades of telescope data from the Hubble Space Telescope and other observatories reveals that solar radiation triggers Neptune’s clouds.

Inverse

Scientists say prolonged low-dose radiation exposure more harmful than previously thought

Scientists found that people exposed to radiation through work may have a higher cancer risk than previously thought

The Independent UK

Study calls into question ‘safe’ levels of radiation exposure

Scientists found that people exposed to radiation through work may have a higher cancer risk than previously thought.

The Independent UK

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Can sunscreen cause cancer? Here’s what the experts say

Sunscreen plays a crucial role in protecting our skin from the harmful effects of ultraviolet (UV) radiation, which is a known risk factor for skin cancer, including squamous cell cancer and melanoma. It's important to note that there is substantial evidence supporting the effectiveness of sunscreen in preventing these types…

The Times of India

Is it ever safe to sunbathe?

So, you want a summer tan the natural way, but skin cancer is a major fear. Imy Brighty-Potts reports.

The Independent UK

Harsh realities of space mean Chandrayaan 3 is a partial success to start

ISRO's Chandrayaan 3 mission launched on July 21 to slingshot to the moon and decelerate before descending. Given the harsh conditions of space, the mission has been designed with advanced engineering techniques, including radiation-hardened electronics, to protect the spacecraft from the solar wind, outgassing, radiation, and other issues.

The Hindu

Scientists puzzled by super-bright light from the sun

After observing gamma rays coming from the sun for six years, researchers at the HAWC observatory in Mexico have found an excess of very high-energy gamma rays emerging as a result of the interaction between cosmic rays and the sun’s magnetic field. Researchers currently don’t have an explanation for this…

The Hindu

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St. Louis activists praise Biden's support for compensation over Manhattan Project contamination

St. Louis-area activists who have been fighting for government compensation for people with illnesses potentially connected to Manhattan Project nuclear contamination won a major victory this week with support from the president

The Independent UK

Sunshine Can Make People More Vulnerable To Infections

Ultraviolet radiation is associated with the damage to DNA in study published in the journal Frontiers in Aging.

Zenger

Biden wants to compensate New Mexico residents sickened by radiation during 1945 nuclear testing

President Joe Biden says he’s open to granting assistance for people sickened by exposure to radiation during nuclear weapons testing, including in New Mexico, where the world’s first atomic bomb was tested in 1945

The Independent UK

How Shade Can Help Us Survive Our Increasingly Hot Cities

Shade is a simple low-tech tool and a major gamechanger

Zenger

Powerful sun storm knocks out radio transmissions across North America

A powerful solar flare disrupted radio and navigation signals across North America on Monday and prompted space weather forecasters to issue warnings because of energetic particles hitting Earth.

Space

Sun blasts out highest-energy radiation ever recorded, raising questions for solar physics

Using a 24/7 observatory that can detect when charged particles interact with water, scientists identified record-breaking rays coming from the sun.

Space

Massive solar explosion felt on Earth, the moon and Mars simultaneously for the 1st time ever

Instruments in different parts of the solar system all captured radiation from the same coronal mass ejection for the first time ever.

LiveScience

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How long could a person survive in space without a spacesuit?

How long could you survive if thrust into the harsh vacuum of space without protection? The short answer is, not very long.

Zenger

New Study Reveals Delayed Tanning As DNA Repair Takes Priority

Tel Aviv University researchers uncover the mechanism behind delayed skin pigmentation after sun exposure, paving the way for advanced skin protection.

Space

How long could you survive in space without a spacesuit?

How long could a person survive if thrust into the harsh vacuum of outer space? The short answer is, not very long.

Space

1st solar eruption to simultaneously impact Earth, moon and Mars shows dangers of space radiation

In 2021, a coronal mass ejection that erupted from the sun was seen across a staggering range of 155 million miles. It spit energetic particles toward Mars, the Earth and the moon.

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Inverse

'Secret Invasion' Had a Lazy Plot Hole It's Shocking Marvel Missed

Wait, where were the Skrull hiding?

The Independent UK

US Senate votes to expand radiation-exposure compensation, from Guam to original A-bomb test site

The U.S. Senate has endorsed a major expansion of a compensation program for people sickened by exposure to radiation during nuclear weapons testing and the mining of uranium during the Cold War

LiveScience

Chile's Atacama Desert is the sunniest spot on Earth, catching as many rays as Venus

Scientists have identified Earth's sunniest spot, and it has the same radiation as Venus.

Tribune News Service

Consumer Health: What is glioblastoma?

More than 14,490 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with glioblastoma in 2023, according to the National Brain Tumor Society, and 10,000 people in the U.S. will die of the disease. The five-year survival rate is 6.9%, and the median length of survival is eight months.

Motor1

Record-Setting White Paint Is Opposite Of Vantablack, Currently In Development For Cars

It can reflect so much radiation that it cools surfaces.

The Guardian - UK

‘Mozart didn’t have explosions’: Simon Mayo on how his book Itch became an opera

With an aria to the periodic table and a hero dying of radiation sickness, the broadcaster’s YA novel has been transformed into an exposive operatic thriller

The Conversation

Why do I have to take my laptop out of the bag at airport security?

Anyone who has travelled by air in the past ten years will know how stressful airports can be.

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