The Latest Breaking News from Radiation

‘Exposure to radiation during pregnancy may lead to cleft problems’

Doctors from across the country perform operations on cleft-lip patients free of cost at camp in Vizianagaram

The Hindu · Sep 3, 2022

Fiery solar flare blasting magnetic radiation could make its way to Earth in just days

The sunspot has been catalogued as AR3089 and has been described as mellow, but scientists say it has developed a magnetic field that can harbour energy for solar flares

Daily Mirror · Sep 2, 2022

Commentary: A Ukrainian nuclear plant is under attack. We can’t risk another Chernobyl

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe’s largest, lies along the Dnieper River in southeastern Ukraine. After Russian forces brutally invaded Ukraine six months ago, they gained control of the nuclear facility early in the fighting. They based soldiers and heavy equipment there and have been using the plant as a…

Chicago Tribune · Sep 2, 2022

U.N. monitors head to troubled Ukraine nuclear plant

A team of international nuclear inspectors is heading to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant amid fighting in southern Ukraine and international concern of a potential accident or radiation leak

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022

Who is Artemis? NASA's latest mission to the Moon is named after an ancient lunar goddess turned feminist icon

Artemis I will send a rocket without a crew on a monthlong journey around the Moon. The program aims to increase women’s participation in space exploration – 30% of its engineers are women. In addition, the Artemis I mission will carry two mannequins designed to study the effects of radiation…

The Conversation · Aug 30, 2022

Mayo Clinic Q and A: Is surgery best for an acoustic neuroma?

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I was diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma last year after I went to the doctor due to more frequent headaches. I read that surgery often is needed for these tumors, but my physician said I did not need to be treated. He suggested we reevaluate after imaging…

Tribune News Service · Aug 30, 2022

Holes pictured in roof of Europe's biggest nuclear plant amid fears of radiation leak

Satellite images have shown gaping holes at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant following fierce shelling in the area amid reports of infrastructure damage and fears of a radiation leak

Daily Mirror · Aug 30, 2022

Ukrainians brave nuclear risk to escape Russian-ruled south

Thousands of people fleeing Russia-controlled areas of south Ukraine are arriving in a city near Europe's largest nuclear plant despite fears of a radiation leak from fighting. For many, the shelling in their hometowns is a more urgent danger.

Reuters · Aug 29, 2022

Radiation levels normal at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant following Ukrainian missile strike - Russian-backed officials

Russian-installed officials in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia said radiation levels at the region's nuclear power plant were normal and the situation there was under control, the RIA Novosti news agency reported.

Reuters · Aug 29, 2022

UN team heads to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant amid fresh Russian strikes nearby

Recent spate of shellings has raised fears of radiation disaster at the occupied power station

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2022