“Peat soils have a unique ability to block this type of naturally occurring radiation, drastically reducing the number of ...

We know that regular supernovas pose no existential threat to life on Earth in the near-term. But there are other varieties ...

The team tested the battery prototype with cesium-137 and cobalt-60, common radioactive byproducts of nuclear reactors. Using ...

BEIJING -- A group of Chinese and international scientists conducted a high-precision measurement of the very-high-energy diffuse gamma-ray emissions from the Galactic plane using the data from ...

Blazars are active galaxies that emit narrow jets of ionized matter from their centers, aimed towards Earth. Depending on ...

Irish researches have created a unique approach involving gamma rays to find more peat soil spread throughout the country.

But there is one problem: space flashes with dangerous radiation, like ultraviolet (UV) light and gamma rays, which can harm living things, including plants. This radiation can damage plants’ DNA and ...

A study published in Optical Materials: X outlines how ambient gamma radiation can be harvested to generate electricity for microelectronics. The prototype battery, measuring just four cubic ...

Nuclear power has long been a reliable energy source, supplying nearly 20% of electricity in the United States. While it does ...

Since the donation of a SPECT camera by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), a busy hospital in Brazil’s city of Niteroi has doubled its capacity to perform heart scans, expanding access to ...