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Are bananas really 'radioactive'? An expert clears up common misunderstandings about radiation

The simple mention of the word “radiation” often evokes fear in people. For others, it’s fun to think a little exposure to radiation could turn you into the next superhero, just like the Hulk.

The Conversation

Houston mayor discloses that he had cancer surgery, therapy

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner has revealed that he underwent surgery and six weeks of radiation therapy for bone cancer in his jaw during the summer

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war: What is a dirty bomb?

Moscow and Kyiv have accused the other of preparing to strike with weaponry with radioactive material

The Independent UK

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US elementary school tested for nuclear bomb waste from Manhattan Project

Report finds levels of the radioactive isotype lead-210 as much as 22 times the expected levels at Missouri school serving mostly Black students

The Guardian - US

Hunter leads the way on global cancer care with world-first training and research centre

A world-first specialised radiation oncology centre opens at the University of Newcastle.

Newcastle Herald

Consumer Health: Treating liver cancer

More than 41,000 new cases of primary liver cancer and intrahepatic bile duct cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. this year, and more than 30,000 people will die of these diseases, according to the American Cancer Society.

Tribune News Service

Russia-Ukraine war: What is a dirty bomb?

Moscow and Kyiv have accused the other of preparing to strike with weaponry with radioactive material

The Independent UK

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This Company Marks A Milestone In The March Against Cancer

Rare Cancer Day on Sept. 30 was an opportunity for many to reflect: What would they give for one more moment with their loved ones? Most people pass the day without considering the precious gift of life, without counting each opportunity they get to hug and thank the people in…

Benzinga

Ancient Bugs May Be Lurking Beneath Mars’ Surface

The extremophile - which resembles a tiny pumpkin - is particularly well-suited to current harsh conditions on the Red Planet.

Zenger

Russia-Ukraine war: What is a dirty bomb?

Moscow and Kyiv have accused the other of preparing to strike with weaponry with radioactive material

The Independent UK

From radiation to water pollution to cities, humans are now a driver of evolution in the ‘natural’ world – podcast

Humans do a lot of different things to the environment, and there aren’t many natural processes – aside from an asteroid impact or the like – that can rival the scale of change brought on by human activity. In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we speak to three…

The Conversation

One resilient Earth species could be the key to understanding life on Mars

Deinococcus radiodurans can survive anything — including, seemingly, harsh radiation like that on Mars.

Inverse

Million-dollar cancer treatment equipment to 'lie idle' at Tasmanian hospital due to lack of staff

Health staff are warning crucial cancer treatment equipment at the North West Regional Hospital will be forced to sit idle because of a lack of staff available to operate it.

ABC News

Radioactive traces in tree rings reveal Earth's history of unexplained 'radiation storms'

In searching for planets and studying their stars, I’ve had the privilege to use some of the world’s great telescopes. However, our team has recently turned to an even larger system to study the cosmos: Earth’s forests.

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Extreme Miyake radiation events captured in tree rings stump scientists

Earth has been hit by radiation levels up to 100 times greater than the most intense solar storm ever recorded at least six times over the past 10,000 years, according to radiocarbon stored in tree rings.

Al Jazeera

What is a dirty bomb, and how does it work?

Technically known as radiological dispersal devices, dirty bombs are relatively primitive, imprecise weapons.

The Guardian - AU

What is a dirty bomb, and how dangerous is it?

Dirty bombs have a psychological impact that far outweighs their danger to life, says US expert

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Dirty bombs sow fear and panic, cause few deaths

Dirty bombs have long been feared as a potential weapon of terrorists because their main objective is to sow panic, confusion and anxiety by hurling radioactive dust and smoke into the atmosphere

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The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war: What is a dirty bomb?

Moscow and Kyiv have accused the other of preparing to strike with weaponry with radioactive material

Daily Mirror

Nuclear zombie town Fukushima reopens after earthquake caused radiation disaster

In 2011, a 9.0-magnitude earthquake caused tidal waves to smash into Fukushima, where they flooded the nuclear power plant's reactor cooling systems and triggered one of the world's worst ever nuclear disasters

Bangkok Post

Modern radiation therapy and treatment of cancer

There were about 200,000 new cases of cancer in Thailand in 2020. Recent advances in the fields of surgical oncology, medical oncology, and radiation oncology have immensely improved the results of cancer treatment. Even with the best multidisciplinary treatment, in more than half of the patients, cancer will recur and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Astronomers are Captivated by Brightest Flash Ever Seen

Astronomers have observed the brightest flash of light ever seen, from an event that occurred 2.4 billion light years from Earth and was likely triggered by the formation of a black hole. The burst of gamma-rays -- the most intense form of electromagnetic radiation -- was first detected by orbiting…

The Conversation

Alien megastructures? Cosmic thumbprint? What's behind a James Webb telescope photo that had even astronomers stumped

In July, a puzzling new image of a distant extreme star system surrounded by surreal concentric geometric rungs had even astronomers scratching their heads. The picture, which looks like a kind of “cosmic thumbprint”, came from the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA’s newest flagship observatory.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: How iodine tablets block some nuclear radiation

The war in Ukraine has heightened fears about nuclear exposure — and interest in iodine pills that can help protect the body from some radiation

The Independent UK

Finland runs low on iodine tablets as Ukraine war increases nuclear fears

Drug wholesalers also reported depleted stocks

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