Naturally occurring radioactive elements are substances whose atomic nuclei are unstable. To become stable, these nuclei spontaneously break down, or decay, by releasing energy in the form of ...

A radioactive contamination scandal in Banten, Indonesia, has left local workers like Sakinah and Roni jobless and exposed to health risks after Cesium-137 was traced to factories in the Modern ...

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In a few weeks, the great Texan garage-punks Radioactivity will release Time Won’t Bring Me Down, their first new album in a decade. Time has not brought them down. When the band shared the title ...

While 1920s soda shops offered a plethora of sweet treats, nearby pharmacies served their own tinctures—like Radithor, certified radioactive water. Image: LMPC / Contributor / Getty Images Get the ...

During a recent Senate hearing, Louisiana Rep. Sen. John Kennedy stood next to an image of an alien and warned that eating radioactive shrimp could result in consumers looking like the alien. The ...

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. U.S. authorities detected the substance ...

There have been many snake-oil automotive products over the years, promising to deliver better performance and fuel economy, and nearly all were based on science as shaky as that of the mythical ...

Walmart has recalled frozen, raw shrimp sold in 13 states because federal health officials say it could have potential radioactive contamination. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration asked Walmart to ...

As you’ve probably already heard, the Food and Drug Administration has issued a recall warning for bags of frozen shrimp sold under Walmart’s “Great Value” brand over concerns about radioactive ...

The black market trade in rhino horns is driving the species to near extinction. Now, scientists at a rhino orphanage in the Bushveld of South Africa are trying to protect them from poaching in a ...