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Thinner than a hair and stretchy like rubber: New material could shield against radiation in next-gen space tech

Scientists have developed a new material that could shield humans and critical technology from harmful radiation.

Space

Photography student sends film into space – and ends up capturing the very essence of the universe

Photography student Tom Liggett sent film to 120,000 ft in a hot-air balloon, where cosmic radiation from black holes “billions of light-years away” burned abstract patterns

Digital Camera World

62% of Americans Don't Have a Bachelor's Degree — Here Are 9 Jobs That Pay Up to $100K Without One

Discover the high-paying jobs without a degree that are dominating the 2026 US labour market.

International Business Times UK

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Chernobyl, 40 years on: the disaster that triggered the downfall of a superpower

As radiation spread across Europe in April 1986, so did the truth about a political system built on silence. Four decades on, RFI spoke to history and politics professor Oleg Kobtzeff about how the Chernobyl nuclear disaster exposed the USSR's culture of secrecy, and was among the catalysts for its…

Radio France Internationale

Study shows no genetic harm in children of Chernobyl radiation survivors

A major international study found no additional DNA damage in children conceived after the Chernobyl disaster linked to their parents' radiation exposure. Researchers analyzed families where parents were involved in cleanup or lived near the zone, revealing stable genetic patterns across generations. These findings, published in 'Science', may alleviate concerns…

The Times of India

On 40th Chernobyl disaster anniversary, Zelenskyy accuses Russia of committing 'nuclear terrorism'

Ukrainians gathered to honour those who died from the accident, as well as the hundreds of thousands who cleaned up after the disaster, exposing themselves to high levels of radiation.

Euronews

‘He refused to say that there was no radiation and no danger to the population'

The events of 26 April, 1986, changed the lives of millions of Ukrainians, and people beyond Ukraine’s borders, when Reactor 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant underwent a catastrophic failure during a safety test. RFI spoke with Dr Andrei Kindzelski, son of Professor Leonid Kindzelski, chief radiologist of the…

Radio France Internationale

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Despite Russia’s war, one Ukrainian city still gathers for midnight Chernobyl vigil

Ukrainians gathered in the city of Slavutych to remember those affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster 40 years ago

The Independent UK

Inside Chornobyl: 40 years after disaster, nuclear site still at risk in Russia’s war

In February 2025, a cheap Russian drone tore through Chornobyl’s confinement shelter. Workers warn the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident is not safe yet

The Guardian - UK

Ukrainians thought they had reduced the risks at Chernobyl. Then Russia invaded

The two explosions at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant came decades apart

The Independent UK

Israeli PM Netanyahu reveals cancer diagnosis; underwent prostate surgery a year ago

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed he underwent treatment for an early-stage prostate cancer, diagnosed several months ago. He had surgery for an enlarged benign prostate over a year prior and recently completed radiation therapy for the malignant tumor, which doctors say has disappeared. The disclosure follows his annual medical…

The Times of India

Chernobyl’s exclusion zone is a beacon of biodiversity – but it faces new threats from Russia’s invasion

April 26 marks the 40th anniversary of the explosion at Reactor 4 of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine. The accident caused the largest ever release of radioactive material into the environment, and at the time people predicted that the affected area would be rendered uninhabitable, devoid of life…

The Conversation

James Webb Space Telescope peers into a dying star surrounded by mysterious buckyballs: 'The structures we're seeing now are breathtaking'

The James Webb Space Telescope captured the first detailed images of planetary nebula Tc 1, revealing new details of what happens after a sun-like star dies.

Space

Chernobyl at 40: the lies, the loss and why we can’t let go

Some historical events are so catastrophic they resist comprehension. And yet they compel us to try to understand them, again and again.

The Conversation

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Chernobyl’s wildlife: the real story isn’t the presence of radiation – it’s the absence of humans

“Dogs at Chernobyl are now genetically distinct … thanks to years of exposure to ionizing radiation, study finds.”

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The Most Painful Deaths Explained by Science

There are few topics that trigger as much curiosity, fear, and uncomfortable fascination as death, not because it is rare, but because it is inevitable, and while most people hope for a peaceful end, science makes one thing very clear: not all deaths are experienced the same way. Some occur…

The Conversation

Chernobyl at 40: Secret Stasi files reveal extent of Soviet misinformation campaign over nuclear disaster

On April 26, 1986, Soviet engineers at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant were conducting a safety test. Doomed by a fatal design flaw and pushed to the limit by human negligence, reactor 4 exploded amid an attempted shutdown during a routine procedure, setting off a chain of events that ultimately…

The Independent UK

PHOTO ESSAY: AP photographer chronicles Chernobyl’s painful legacy of silence, sacrifice and danger

Efrem Lukatsky, a Kyiv-based photographer for The Associated Press, was living in the city on April 26, 1986, when the explosion and fire struck the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, about a two-hour drive away. He has visited the plant and the “exclusion zone” around it dozens of times. He recalls…

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The Conversation

Forty years after the Chernobyl disaster, its legacy still resonates

The explosion at the fourth reactor of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in northern Ukraine on April 26, 1986, changed the lives of thousands of Soviet citizens.

The Conversation

Research at Chernobyl and Fukushima shows how radioactive materials move in the environment

When nuclear accidents happen, many people imagine radiation spreading everywhere and lasting forever. The reality is more complex. Radioactive materials move, change and sometimes disappear faster than people expect.

The Conversation

40 years on from the disaster, why there are foxes, bears and bison again around Chernobyl

In the novel When There Are Wolves Again by E.J. Swift, the Chernobyl disaster and its legacy is extrapolated to a near future where natural habitats are depleted and precarious.

Euronews

Chernobyl could face 'catastrophic' collapse as repairs stall following Russian drone strike

Failure to repair the protective structure around the nuclear site could unleash 'highly radioactive dust' that 'does not recognise borders', experts warn.

Tom’s Hardware

New tech can see a CPU's transistors in action — terahertz radiation can potentially steal data as a chip is running

Researchers have discovered a way of probing a microchip processor's individual transistors while it is working with terahertz radiation.

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29 Medical Devices From The Past That Might Make You Grateful For Modern Healthcare (New Pics)

Modern medicine helps us stay healthy and recover from illnesses that once had no cure. But getting here took centuries of experimentation, and not every method along the way was reassuring. In fact, some were the exact opposite. As medicine evolved through trial and error, plenty of strange devices were…

Space

A worst-case solar storm could knock out satellites, GPS and power grids, report warns

Scientists outline how a once-in-a-century solar storm could disrupt the technology modern society depends on.

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