Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When most of us think of radioactivity, we picture abandoned nuclear test sites or disaster zones like Chernobyl. But the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Future moon explorers will be bombarded with two to three times more radiation than astronauts aboard the International Space Station, a health hazard that will require ...

Radiation levels in Earth's atmosphere rose to the highest level in nearly two decades in November after a rare solar super-flare pummeled the planet with high-speed particles from the sun. The solar ...

Workers at a site in South Carolina that once made key parts for nuclear bombs in the U.S. have found a radioactive wasp nest but officials said there is no danger to anyone. Employees who routinely ...

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We don't want to alarm you, but those bananas in your kitchen — they're radioactive. Before you don a hazmat suit, read the ...

ALBANY — An environmental report states elevated levels of radiation have been found at Albany Bulb, an East Bay Park developed on a former landfill. Now, some who use the park are concerned, like ...

(Reuters) - Male rats exposed to very high levels of the kind of radiation emitted by cellphones developed tumors in the tissues around their hearts, according to a draft report by U.S. government ...

NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan — The Navy said very low levels of airborne radiation were detected Tuesday morning at greater Tokyo-area bases in Yokosuka and Atsugi, prompting commanders to ...