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The Latest Breaking News from Radiation

For over a century, scientists have painstakingly worked to find the ultimate causes of cancers, hoping this could point to a cure for the disease. Many disparate agents are known to be associated with cancers: cigarette smoke, soot, asbestos, radiation, alcohol, chemicals, and others. But exactly how they lead to…

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Look! This new Webb Telescope picture of the beloved Orion Nebula is glorious

Webb takes us inside a nearby nebula to shed light on the mysteries of star formation in the recent universe.

Inverse

Signs of life on Mars may be deeper than any current rover can dig — study

Ionizing radiation may destroy the signs of life Curiosity and Perseverance seek. Only ESA's delayed Rosalind Franklin rover stands a chance.

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Cold shutdown reduces risk of disaster at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant – but combat around spent fuel still poses a threat

Energoatom, operator of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the Ukrainian city of Enerhodar, announced on Sept. 11, 2022, that it was shutting down the last operating reactor of the plant’s six reactors, reactor No. 6. The operators have put the reactor in cold shutdown to minimize the risk of…

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'Captain America 4' villain reveal could mean a surprising Avenger cameo

After many years as Marvel's "forgotten" movie, 2008's 'The Incredible Hulk' gets a dose of retroactive appreciation with the return of Tim Blake Nelson.

Inverse

The 10 deadliest cancers, and why there's no cure

The deadliest cancers aren't necessarily the ones that kill the most people overall; they're the ones with the lowest survival rates.

LiveScience

EXPLAINER: Ukraine's nuclear power plant shutdown cuts risks

The shutdown of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant cuts the risk of a radiation disaster that has haunted the world

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A new rover with crescent-shaped “wheels” could conquer difficult lunar terrain

Even with such a small size, the rover can still pack a decent amount of sensors on its platform, including two custom-made cameras and a radiation sensor.

Inverse

EXPLAINER: Ukraine's threatened nuclear plant shuts down

The last operating reactor at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been shut down to reduce the threat of a radiation disaster amid the continuing fighting

The Independent UK

Chateau Fukushima? Japanese winery tries to shake off negative image

Ten years after the nuclear disaster, local agri-businesses are looking to the future

The Guardian - UK

Last Reactor at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Stopped

Europe's largest nuclear plant has been reconnected to Ukraine's electricity grid, allowing engineers to shut down its last operational reactor in an attempt to avoid a radiation disaster as fighting rages in the area. The six-reactor Zaporizhzhia plant lost its outside source of power a week ago after all its…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Look! Astronomers explore the Orion Nebula's radiation-scorched cloud

Gargantuan young stars blast this region with ultraviolet radiation, and that may play a key role in how solar systems eventually form.

Inverse

Zelenskyy warns of ‘radiation catastrophe’ ahead of IAEA report

Zaporizhzhia’s last working reactor offline after fire damaged power lines amid ongoing concerns over situation at site.

Al Jazeera

Boris Johnson calls for next PM to honour nuclear test veterans

Servicemen were deliberately exposed to radiation during experiments that took place during the Cold War. But their sacrifice has never been honoured.

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The Independent UK

Nuclear test veteran’s joy as commemoration of 70th anniversary announced

Approximately 20,000 British soldiers, mostly conscripts, witnessed hundreds of atomic tests and were exposed to radiation.

Al Jazeera

‘Afraid for our lives’: Ukraine nuclear plant loses power

Constant artillery fire has prompted fears of a radiation disaster in the Zaporizhzhia area.

The Hindu

‘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

Daily Mirror

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

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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…

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Fighting at Ukraine nuclear plant brings chances of a meltdown to a 'coin toss', expert says

As calls continue for an end to military activity around Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia power plant, experts are warning there's significant risk of a nuclear accident.

Reuters

IAEA experts 'not going anywhere' after reaching Ukraine nuclear plant

The U.N. nuclear agency chief said his experts were staying put after they crossed on Thursday into Russian-held territory in Ukraine and reached Europe's biggest nuclear power plant, where both sides warn of potential catastrophe.

The Independent UK

UN says inspection of Russian-held nuclear power plant in Ukraine war zone will take ‘a few days’

Expert mission follows warnings of radiation disaster after nearby shelling

Asharq Al-Awsat

IAEA Team Sets off Towards Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant

A team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) set off on Wednesday from the Ukrainian capital towards the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to inspect for damage after shelling nearby sparked fears of a radiation disaster. Russian forces captured the plant soon after they launched their Feb. 24 invasion of…

The Independent UK

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 Conversation

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…

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