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Scientist’s colorized X-ray images of nature make for stunning art
The development of x-ray technology in the late 19th century was one of the most important advances in medicine. Techniques were refined as we learned more about radiation and the risks it poses, […]
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Nearby supernova will light up the sky for a week, grant insight into dark...
An exceptionally bright nearby supernova can be seen with regular binoculars, but astronomers think that same intensity could also tell us something about the very nature of the universe.
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Geek Answers: Why don’t astronauts get radiation poisoning?
From the planning phases of the very first manned space flight onward, we've had a question: How do we stop space from killing all our astronauts?
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Physicists plan to wipe out Earth’s Van Allen belts with radio waves
One of Earth's most fundamental features has been bugging physicists for years -- so now, there's a plan to destroy it completely.
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Geek Answers: Does nuclear waste really glow?
Cherenkov radiation is like an optical sonic boom -- but amazingly, the eerie blue glow of a nuclear storage site is totally safe to stare at.
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New study claims black holes are mathematically impossible
New mathematical work claims to prove that black holes simply cannot exist -- so what exactly is going on in the universe?
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NASA releases video preview of Orion’s December test flight
NASA has enlisted the engineering expertise of private industry to begin sending humans into space from the US once again, but that’s only part of NASA’s manned space flight plans. The Orion program […]
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“Black hole of sunlight” converts 90% of captured light to heat
Concentrated solar power, which uses the heat of sunlight to generate electricity, may just have gotten a whole lot more powerful.
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Fukushima radiation has reached California, but it’s really nothing to worry...
A new study show Fukushima is having zero real effect on American shores -- so why is the internet so upset about it?
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X-ray laser can now image the insides of living bacteria
Cutting edge X-ray laser technology is allowing scientists to look inside living bacteria with unprecedented detail.
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Send someone intelligent to Mars and they’ll arrive stupid
NASA already knows that a manned mission to Mars is going to be technologically challenging, but what about the biological challenges? Robotic explorers like the Curiosity rover can make the journey to...
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Deep-space travel may be fueled by a healthy diet of prunes
Science has given a clue as to how humans might survive out in the depths of space. The answer: Dried prunes.
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We Might Have Another Chernobyl on Our Hands
We all remember Chernobyl, yeah? That horrid nuclear disaster that’s largely responsible for turning the world away from what may be our last and best hope for saving ourselves from climate change?...
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Trump’s EPA Lowers Standards for Radiation Exposure
Former Oklahoma Attorney General, notable enemy of the environment, and feverish climate change denier Scott Pruitt seems to be making it his goal to make you and everything else alive on earth a […]...
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“Harmless” Nuclear Gas Cloud Floats Over Europe
There’s a huge radioactive cloud moving over Eastern Europe and no one is 100% what caused it. The cloud isn’t harmful, so far as anyone can tell, but it is extremely disconcerting, but […] The post...
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Lightning is Powerful Enough to Cause Small Nuclear Reactions
Lightning is ridiculously powerful. It can shake homes to their foundations, light wildfires, and is one of the only places to find naturally occurring plasma — the fourth and most common state of...
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How Close Are We Really to Achieving Nuclear Fusion?
Nuclear fusion has been the practical Holy Grail for clean, sustainable power for decades. Based on the same process that powers the sun, a controlled, human made nuclear reactor could solve a lot […]...
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6 Times Nuclear Scientists Caused Major Nuclear Incidents (Almost)
Much like rocket science, nuclear physics is super hard. One of the biggest concepts scientists need to consider is criticality — or the threshold of control of a nuclear reaction. Because atoms in […]...
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Drones Detect New Radiation Hot Spots Near Chernobyl Site
A rusty, abandoned tram in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in Ukraine. (Photo Credit: Linchevskiy / iStock / Getty Images Plus) Scientists carrying out out a series of radiation mapping surveys using...
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Chernobyl Vodka Made in Exclusion Zone Coming Soon
Radioactive-free vodka produced from crops in Chernobyl (via University of Portsmouth) More than 33 years after a radiation accident turned the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant into an exclusion zone,...
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