Nearly 40 years after the disaster, Cladosporium sphaerospermum not only survives lethal radiation levels but appears to grow ...

The Trump administration is reportedly reconsidering a decades-old nuclear radiation standard in a bid to accelerate the ...

Researchers say there may be a peculiar "cavity" of reduced cosmic radiation that could provide Moon astronauts with shelter.

A high-resolution sonar scan of Komsomolets on the seafloor of the Norwegian Sea, also showing Ægir 6000 during operations ...

Under the draft proposal, the principle that exposure should be “as low as reasonably achievable” will be replaced with hard ...

For a few hours each lunar day, the radiation environment near the moon quietly shifts. Measurements now suggest that parts ...

Researchers have found that a group of immune cells can suppress the body’s cancer-fighting response after radiation therapy.

Bdelloid rotifers shrug off radiation doses that would obliterate human cells. Here’s how their resilience reveals deep insights into the limits of biological endurance.

High-energy particles called galactic cosmic rays (GCRs) bombard unprotected objects in space, often causing damage. Earth, ...

If disaster strikes and you’re tasked with clearing up some radioactive ruins, hardy robots are far better suited for the ...

Scientists have developed a flexible shield that blocks up to 175% more gamma radiation, offering lightweight, advanced protection ...

Most people interpret radiation as a bad thing—but it isn’t always. In fact, radiation is a very normal phenomenon. For now, let’s just say that radiation is when an object produces energy. When a ...