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What does nuclear radiation actually do to your body?

Radiation can wreak havoc on the human body when it's exposed to high doses or for prolonged periods of time. The world understood this in horrifying detail after the Chernobyl and Fukushima Daiichi ...

These 5 Common Objects Are Radioactive According To The US Department Of Nuclear Energy

Most of the time, when somebody hears the word radiation, they think of the fallout left after a nuclear explosion, which can ...
The New York Times

Nuclear Sites Dotted Across Ukraine Pose Threat of Radiation Disaster

Each day of war risks a strike on sites that could scatter radioactive material. Officials say one laboratory near the front has been hit dozens of times. Each day of war risks a strike on sites that ...
Scientific American

Loosening radiation exposure rules won’t speed up nuclear energy production

Get an x-ray, and you get a small dose of radiation to visualize your bones and body structures to help you medically. Buy a smoke detector, you’re inviting a tiny source of radiation, americium-241, ...