Chernobyl frogs exposed to radiation show no signs of accelerated aging or increased stress hormone levels
The radiation levels experienced by the frogs living in Chernobyl have not affected their age or their rate of aging. These ...
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Frogs Of Chernobyl Adapted To Survive High Radiation. Now, They Don’t Need To
The results showed no difference between the lifespan, rate of aging, and stress indicators in Chernobyl's tree frogs ...
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The 1987 Goiânia Accident: How A Piece Of Radioactive "Scrap Metal" Contaminated A City
I n 1987, a terrible accident unfolded in Goiânia, Brazil, where a radioactive capsule had been abandoned. People later found ...
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Frogs exposed to radiation show no signs of accelerated aging
The frogs residing in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone appear remarkably unaffected by radiation when it comes to their age and ...
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Chernobyl frogs resist nuclear radiation, beat fast aging, stress: Study stuns
This research is among the first to closely examine how chronic, low-level radiation affects the physiology of animals in ...
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This veteran got cancer from radiation exposure serving the military. He's getting recognition now.
Marine Corps veteran James Despard was witnessed an atomic bomb at Operation Plumbbob in 1957. Read about his experience to ...
Japanese Nuclear Reactor Disqualified Under Post-Fukushima Safety Standards
This is the first reactor barred in Japan under stricter safety protocols adopted after the Fukushima disaster.
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Nuclear Accidents on Home Soil: How the U.S. Almost Lost Its Own Bombs
In an era of nuclear tension, the U.S. kept bombers airborne with live nuclear weapons 24/7 under Operation Chrome Dome. This ...
Radiation Level Of Robot-retrieved Fukushima Debris Tested
Technicians tested the radiation level of debris from inside a damaged reactor at Japan's Fukushima plant on Tuesday after it was removed by a robot for the first time since the nuclear power station ...
Ukrainian front-line school system goes underground to protect against bombs, radiation
Within days of Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, Zaporizhzhia's 300,000 residents found themselves on the front ...
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Frogs Exposed To Radiation In Chernobyl Haven't Seen Any Negative Impacts On Aging Or Stress Levels, According To A New Study
It is estimated that less than 10 percent of the radiation unleashed during the accident remains. Within just a few months of ...
Giant telescope's own powerful radiation may have contributed to collapse
Powerful electromagnetic radiation from an enormous radio telescope in Puerto Rico may have fast-tracked structural damage that led to the instrument's collapse in 2020, a new report says.