The Latest Breaking News from Radiation

On April 8, 2024, parts of Ontario, Québec, the Maritimes and Newfoundland will see a total eclipse of the sun. Here's how to get ready for it.

You might not know exactly what you will be doing a year from now, on April 8, 2024. It’s pretty hard to predict a year in advance. However, on that date, a total solar eclipse will occur in parts of Mexico, the United States and Canada — including parts of…

The Conversation · Apr 7, 2023

Galaxy Mysteriously Directs Powerful Radiation Toward Earth

The occurrence represents the first sighting of a major reorientation that alters the classification of a galaxy.

Zenger · Apr 6, 2023

A 'next-generation' gamma-ray observatory is underway to probe the extreme Universe

Long gone are the days when astronomers only studied the skies with simple optical telescopes. Today, unveiling the mysteries of the Universe involves ever-larger and more complex facilities that detect things like gravitational waves and different forms of electromagnetic radiation – the spectrum of energy that includes visible light and…

The Conversation · Apr 6, 2023

Stephen Hawking's famous black hole paradox may finally have a solution

The 'Hawking radiation' emitted by black holes may be able to carry information after all, a new solution to Stephen Hawking's famous paradox suggests.

LiveScience · Mar 30, 2023

Nuclear material from Ukraine could fall in 'wrong hands' to make 'dirty bomb'

Vladimir Putin's soldiers continue to launch artillery around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant - which is the largest facility of its kind in Europe - and could infect the entire continent with radiation in the event of a disaster

Daily Mirror · Mar 30, 2023

Ireland has held 'special exercise' to test preparedness for nuclear disaster

Leo Varadkar told the Dail on Tuesday that the desktop exercise, held late last year, was carried out to gauge our preparedness for a nuclear or radiation emergency in Europe

Dublin Live · Mar 30, 2023

Study reveals how low-dose radiation associated with heart disease

In a recent study, an international team of researchers found that those who get low doses of ionising radiation had a slightly increased lifetime risk of acquiring heart disease. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Mar 29, 2023

Researchers find how new strategy to treat cancer

The University of Cincinnati's researchers have created a similar strategy for treating cancer, connecting cancer cells to potent radiation therapy with bacteria acting as the adaptor. The findings of the study were published in Advanced Healthcare Materials. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Mar 29, 2023

Mayo Clinic Minute: Are colon and rectal cancers treated differently?

Colorectal cancer is a term that combines both colon cancer and rectal cancers. The colon and rectum are two different parts of the lower digestive tract. These different cancers also mean different approaches to treatment that may involve the use of radiation and chemotherapy in addition to surgery.

Tribune News Service · Mar 29, 2023

Check out these documentaries of disaster

Following the disappearance of a caesium-137 tube, the discovery of radiated red dust in a metal foundry in Prachin Buri has sparked fear of contamination of radioactive substances in the environment. I've picked some documentaries and films that portray the man-made impact of radiation on communities.

Bangkok Post · Mar 27, 2023