If a major disaster like Fukushima or Chornobyl ever happens again, the world would know almost straight away, thanks to an array of government and DIY radiation-monitoring programs running globally.

In April of 1986, Reactor No. 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near Pripyat, Ukraine, exploded. To this day, it’s the ...

Thanks to shows like Chernobyl, most people know that exposure to nuclear radiation is bad for you, but what is it actually ...

Radiation emergencies are rare, but when they occur they generate fear, confusion, and a flood of misinformation. Nuclear accidents, attacks on ...

Radiation is one of the most misunderstood phenomena of the modern world. It is invisible, intangible, and often discussed in the context of nuclear ...

With the increasing use of mobile phones, concerns regarding cellphone radiation and its link to cancer have grown ...

Modern life depends heavily on electronics that can survive in extreme environments. Satellites that provide TV broadcasts, ...