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A Radioactive Cylinder Has Gone Missing in Thailand and Authorities Are Scrambling to Find It
Officials in Thailand have checked local hospital records for signs of sickness that may be linked to exposure to Caesium-137, the radioactive material contained in the missing cylinder.
Scientists Find Solar Systems Undergoing the Same Mysterious Process as Ours
A radioactive isotope profoundly affected the origin and evolution of our solar system. Now, scientists have spotted it in a system of budding stars.
Physicists Propose That the Universe Is Filled With Tiny, Natural Atomic Bombs
A rare natural fission reaction might detonate white dwarfs into special supernovae that help scientists measure the expansion of the universe.
Scientists Just Studied a Dangerous Element Discovered in a 50s Nuke Test
'Einsteinium' was first recovered from the debris of a hydrogen bomb in 1952, and it's been difficult to characterize in the laboratory and study in detail. Until now.
Remembering America's Forgotten Nuclear Cleanup Mission
In the 1970s, the U.S. agreed to clean up the Pacific islands used as a nuclear test range in the ’50s. Now the people who did the cleaning are getting sick.
How the Moon’s Far Side Got Its Radioactive Spots
The mystery of why the near and far sides of the Moon are so different may be written in thorium, a weakly radioactive element.
These Radioactive Cock Rings Claim to Help You 'Stay Harder Longer'
You can now buy radioactive cock rings, but they’re not dangerous and they’re not better than regular cock rings.
This Vodka Was Made Using Contaminated Grain from Chernobyl
"Atomik" vodka is the first consumer product to be made from ingredients from the nuclear reactor's exclusion zone.
Trump Admin Secretly Shipped Plutonium to Nevada and State Officials Are 'Outraged'
“They lied to the State of Nevada, misled a federal court, and jeopardized the safety of Nevada’s families and environment,” Governor Sisolak said.
Hong Kong Still Won't Lift Ban on Food from Fukushima
Seven years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan is struggling to convince the world that its fish and produce is safe to eat.
Hong Kong Still Won't Lift Ban on Food from Fukushima
Seven years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan is struggling to convince the world that its fish and produce is safe to eat.
Scientists Tell Us What Would Happen If North Korea Detonated a Hydrogen Bomb Underwater
North Korea’s underwater nuclear test seems more and more likely—but what happens after the bomb goes off?