The boom in the natural gas industry across the nation, made possible by recent advances in hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") methodology, has resulted in increased concern for public and ...

Tens of thousands of sealed radioactive sources consignments are shipped around the world every year for use in industry, medicine, research, agriculture and education. This week, regulators and ...

A lighthouse is built to shed light on rocky waters, the light turning at the top of a tower to illuminate sections of a dark shoreline that might harm incoming boats. Researchers from Los Alamos ...

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to severely impact all aspects of human activities, so too has it impacted the regulatory oversight of radiation sources which are used mainly in medicine, industry ...

Two more sources of radiation were detected in the Mayapuri scrap market in Delhi, where Cobalt-60 was recovered, taking the total sources of radioactive substance found in the industrial area to 10.

Scientists are studying the reduction of solar ultraviolet radiation by atmospheric particles to learn how the various sources of pollution - biomass burning, auto exhaust and oil refining - affect ...

We are all naturally exposed to background radiation from radon, a colourless, odourless gas found in soil, water and air. Unnatural sources of exposure such as medical X-rays deliver about 10 days' ...

Post Mayapuri radiation incident, all the stake-holders including regulators, woke up to a stark reality. It cannot be business as usual. The mistaken notion of a few academics about the concept of ...

That tower, outside your home should concern you and rightly so. But did you ever stop to fret about the radiation from your cellphone or WiFi or Stabilizer or even from your electric shaver? That ...

Heat stroke is caused when body temperature or hyperthermia exceeds 40.6°C or 105.1°F. Heat stroke can be triggered due to overwork during summer months and lack of perspiration. Heat Exhaustion Heat ...