Editor’s note: This article is published after the passing away of Rod Ewing. The draft manuscript was prepared by both authors. It has been lightly edited for style, length, and clarity. Additional ...

Radioactive sources are important in cancer treatment and gamma radiography devices in industry and keeping them safe and secure is essential — from manufacture to disposal. The IAEA’s Guidance on the ...

Researchers have managed to resurrect 500-million-year-old proteins and demonstrate their ability to withstand high temperatures and extremely high doses of radioactivity. Enzymes facilitate the ...

In this lesson, students will simulate the randomness of decay in radioactive atoms and visualize the half-life of a sample radioactive element. This lesson can be completed in two (2) 45-minute class ...

A New Science. The beginnings. The setting ; Rays and radiation ; Becquerel's discovery -- The Curies. Maria Skłodowska ; A consequential meeting ; New elements! -- Rutherford, Soddy, particles, and ...

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. When John ...