Greenhouses Probably Won’t Work for Growing Crops on Mars Because of Cosmic Radiation
Mars is a lifeless wasteland for more than one reason. Not only are the temperatures and lack of water difficult for life to deal with,…
Radiation
In Case of Nuclear Disaster: Stem Cells Derived From Fat Show Promise as a Treatment for Mass Radiation Exposure
Nuclear power offers an efficient, reliable way to provide energy to large populations — as long as all goes well. Accidents involving nuclear reactors such…
From Vitamin C to Spinach: Researching Ways to Protect Astronaut Cardiovascular Health From Space Radiation
Review explores ways that space radiation can damage cardiovascular health, and discusses how we can protect astronauts, from vitamin C to spinach. Space: the final…
Lunar Lander Neutron and Dosimetry: First Measurements of Radiation Levels on the Moon
In the coming years and decades, various nations want to explore the moon, and plan to send astronauts there again for this purpose. But on…
Beneficial Radiation? Engineers Surprised to Find That Radiation Can Slow Corrosion
In certain alloys, exposure to proton irradiation can extend the material’s lifetime, study finds. Radiation nearly always degrades the materials exposed to it, hastening their…
“Impossible!” Chemists Said – But They Had Discovered New Stable Form of Plutonium
An international team of scientists, led by the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), have found a new compound of plutonium with an unexpected, pentavalent oxidation state, using…
Nanoscale Radiation Detector 100x Faster – Boosts Quantum Technology
Radiation detector with the lowest noise in the world boosts quantum work. The nanoscale radiation detector is a hundred times faster than its predecessors, and…
New Compound Accelerates Blood System’s Recovery After Chemotherapy
In mice, new compound lifts molecular ‘brakes’ that normally slow the regeneration of blood stem cells. A drug developed by UCLA physician-scientists and chemists speeds…
Neuroscientists Identify the First Potential Treatment for Cosmic Radiation
Planning a trip to Mars? You’ll want to remember your anti-radiation pills. NASA and private space companies like SpaceX plan to send humans to the…
Radiation Study Using Human Gut-on-a-Chip Provides Hope for the Future
Chernobyl. Three Mile Island. Fukushima. Accidents at nuclear power plants can potentially cause massive destruction and expose workers and civilians to dangerous levels of radiation…
NASA Explains Space Radiation and Its Effects on the Human Body
NASA’s Human Research Program (HRP) is investigating charged particles to solve one of its biggest challenges for a human journey to Mars: space radiation and…
NOAA Determines Radiation Risk of Underwater Aircraft Carrier
A team of researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration rediscovered the scuttled U.S.S. Independence, determining the radiation risk of exploring the underwater aircraft…
Galactic Cosmic Rays Can Cause Dementia-Like Symptoms During Extended Space Travel
A new study from UC Irvine shows that galactic cosmic rays can cause dementia-like symptoms, making extended space trips to locations such as Mars more…
Galactic Cosmic Radiation Poses Significant Threat to Astronauts, Could Accelerate the Onset of Alzheimer’s
According to a new study from researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, galactic cosmic radiation poses a…
Radiation Exposure Could Be Countered By Ingesting Ex-Rad Pills
The US Department of Defense has been developing pills that will protect humans from radiation. The pills are named Ex-Rad and were developed by Onconova…
Leaks and Contaminated Sediments Keep Radiation Near Fukushima High
Researchers presented their findings at the Fukushima Symposium conference on the 12th and 13th of November at the University of Tokyo on the radioactivity that…
Fukushima Disaster Caused Butterflies to Mutate
The Fukushima disaster seems to have caused three generations of butterflies near the nuclear plant to mutate. This has raised fears that it could affect…
Puzzling Radiation Bursts Recorded in Tree Rings 1,200 Years Ago
1,200 years ago, tree rings recorded an abnormally large radiation burst. It’s even more mysterious since this spike in carbon-14 levels indicates a massive cosmic…