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radiation

Why we shouldn't write off nuclear power

Despite radiation fears, changing to nuclear power could prevent millions of air pollution-associated deaths

Elizabeth Rona, the wandering polonium woman, changed radiation science forever

She survived world wars, anti-Semitism, and decades of exposure to early radiochemistry

Could radiation in deep space fry astronauts' brains?

New research in mice suggests that long-term low-dose radiation impairs learning and memory

Humans appear to be worse for animals than radioactive fallout

Chernobyl's nuclear disaster reveals the unpredictability of evolution

black and white photo of an old telescope

Searching for bird poop helped us understand the origins of the universe

How do you win a Nobel Prize? Persistence, patience and some very stubborn birds.