‘All kinds of cancer’ – A new study will assess radiation risk from old nuclear plant in Plymouth

A new study is about to get underway to determine just how great the cancer risk is along the South Shore and Cape Cod.
The Lancet

Ionising radiation and cancer: a UN review of the recent epidemiological evidence

In 2019, the UN Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR), whose mandate is to undertake scientific ...
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Volunteers helping people impacted by radiation exposure receive compensation

In July of last year, the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act was expanded to include Idaho as well as increasing the ...
IJR

Frozen Shrimp Recalled for Possible Radioactive Contamination

Another wave of frozen shrimp recalls has hit U.S. consumers — this time involving several major brands — amid growing concerns over radioactive contamination, federal officials confirmed Thursday.
AOL

When the U.S. Military Gave People Radiation Poisoning To Study the Effects of Nuclear War

Uncle Sam conducted several pointless and destructive experiments on his own people during the Cold War. The most infamous was MKUltra, the CIA's project to develop procedures for mind control using ...

Chernobyl's wildlife: The real story isn't the presence of radiation, it's the absence of humans

"Dogs at Chernobyl are now genetically distinct … thanks to years of exposure to ionizing radiation, study finds." ...
IFLScience

In 1962, A Boy Found A Radioactive Capsule And Brought It Inside His House — With Tragic Results

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...