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Extreme Chernobyl Fungus Could Protect Astronauts From Deadly Radiation

Online

3 months ago

Extreme Chernobyl Fungus Could Protect Astronauts From Deadly Radiation

George Dvorsky

Bacteria Found in Nuclear Reactors Could Be the Secret to Faster, Cheaper Vaccines

Science & Health

4 months ago

Bacteria Found in Nuclear Reactors Could Be the Secret to Faster, Cheaper Vaccines

Matthew Phelan

This Is What The Chernobyl Wildfires Look Like From Space

Online

6 months ago

This Is What The Chernobyl Wildfires Look Like From Space

Yessenia Funes

Chernobyl is still on fire. Satellite images captured Thursday by Planet Labs show wildfires inching closer to the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine.

Radiation Around Chernobyl Is 16 Times Higher Than Normal After Forest Fires

Science & Health

7 months ago

Radiation Around Chernobyl Is 16 Times Higher Than Normal After Forest Fires

George Dvorsky

Nuclear Radiation Hot Spots Found At Starting Point Of Japan’s 2020 Olympic Torch Relay

Science & Health

11 months ago

Nuclear Radiation Hot Spots Found At Starting Point Of Japan’s 2020 Olympic Torch Relay

George Dvorsky

High levels of radiation have been detected near Japan’s J-Village, a sports facility and the starting point of the upcoming Olympic torch relay, according to Greenpeace. The discovery was made by surveyors with Greenpeace Japan, which warns that monitoring and decontamination efforts in Fukushima are inadequate.