Most of us only think about the smoke alarm when it's chirping due to low batteries, but did you know that some of these ...

The nuclear waste problem may explode once again ...

Researchers grew crystals containing actinium and illuminated them with X-rays to learn how the radioactive metal binds with other elements. That information could help design better cancer treatments ...

A typical nuclear reactor uses only a small fraction of its fuel rod to produce power before the energy-generating reaction naturally terminates. What is left behind is an assortment of radioactive ...

A team led by LMU chemist Lena Daumann has demonstrated for the first time that bacteria can use certain radioactive elements to sustain their metabolism. As well as being a useful material in all ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) signed a bill Thursday that could allow phosphogypsum, a radioactive material, to be used in road construction. The legislation adds the radioactive waste to a list of ...

When Jeni Knack moved to Simi Valley, California, in 2018, she had no idea that her family’s new home was within 5 miles of a former nuclear and rocket testing laboratory, perched atop a plateau and ...

Laura Leay receives funding from The national Nuclear Laboratory and Sellafield Limited. She is affiliated with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Some of what you’ve heard ...