Medicine & TechnologyA new study from Northwestern University in Illinois has synthesized a new form of melanin that could help shield the human skin and fabrics from toxins and radiation.
A new study from NASA and scientists at the German Aerospace Center discovered that some bacteria on Earth could temporarily survive on the Martian surface.
Scientists believe that policymakers should think about nuclear environmental risks again after finding out that bumblebees exposed to current levels of Chernobyl radiations suffered a significant drop in their ability to reproduce.
Autofluorescence or skin protection against radiation is a unique feature of a few animal species. Indian scientists discover a new species of tardigrades, which can already survive extreme environments but also survive exposure to radiation that easily kills bacteria within minutes.
Researchers have accomplished the high-precision measurement of a thorium isotope's nuclear transition - opening the possibilities for more accurate nuclear clocks.
The first surface radiation measurements by China’s Chang’e 4 lander found that the moon is safe for human exploration. What could this possibly imply?
A team of researchers set out to understand how some organisms develop resistance to radiation within the Earth, a place naturally protected from solar radiation by its own magnetic field.
Future human missions to Mars might be possible within the next decade and astronomers are already prepping for it. A major problem would be the radiation on the planet, but a recent study suggests that astronauts could seek temporary shelter in Mars' natural lava tubes. Click to watch a video explaining lava tubes on Mars.
A number of space explorations have been bound to discover more about the Red Planet, but scientists say it is exposure to extreme levels of radiation that make each trip truly dangerous.
The hypertension incidence among the workers in the study was higher than that among Japanese survivors of the atomic bomb at the end of World War II, but lower than the risk estimated for cleanup workers following the Chernobyl nuclear accident