A new study has demonstrated the successful use of radioactive ion beams to treat tumors in mice. This innovative approach, published on arXiv.org, represents a significant step forward in cancer ...

While routine X-rays continue at short intervals, Zadik notes that current data "favor the reduction of patient exposure to ...

While routine X-rays continue at short intervals, Zadik notes that current data "favor the reduction of patient exposure to ...

Nuclear fission, discovered in 1938, involves splitting an atom's nucleus, releasing energy. It's essential for electricity ...

When lightning strikes, the electrons come pouring down. In a new study, researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder, ...

Scientists say lightning strikes may be releasing deadly high-energy "killer electrons" that can fry electronics and humans ...

China has completed a major milestone in the construction of JUNO, the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory.

One of the key components for the evolution of life as we know it is the presence of “volatiles”: elements and compounds that ...

These knocked-out electrons cannot enter Earth but can give rise to harmful radiation, posing a serious threat to our ...

Energy is a precious commodity in space exploration. Perpetual Atomics, a spin-off from the University of Leicester, is ...

At 81, David Cronenberg is interested in how we decay. And so is Karsh (Vincent Cassel), who has taken his sorrow over the ...

Monday, Oct. 21, 2024 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV Stream now with the PBS app. In the 1950s and '60s, the U.S. government conducted a series of nuclear tests in the Nevada desert. The resulting fallout ...