Researchers have developed a prototype battery that harnesses radiation from nuclear waste to generate electricity, offering a potential ...

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

Researchers have created a new way of finding peat soil, giving insight into where carbon is stored in the ground.

Nuclear power comes with almost zero greenhouse gas emissions, but has its own issues in the form of radioactive waste.

Wilhelm Röntgen discovered X-rays while experimenting with cathode rays and crystals, leading to the realization that ...

Nuclear batteries harness energy from radioactive decay, converting it into electricity. These devices are ideal for ...

Researchers have developed a prototype nuclear battery that converts ambient gamma radiation into electricity using ...

A CT scan exposes your body to some radiation. That involves a small amount of risk, and it’s important to understand the issues. A CT scan uses what’s called “ionizing” radiation.

When you have cancer, though, some cells start to divide way too fast. That's where radiation therapy can help. It uses high-energy particles to make tiny breaks in the DNA of cancer cells to ...

Beryllium-10 is a rare radioactive isotope produced by cosmic rays in the atmosphere that can provide valuable insights into the Earth's geological history. Listen to Story The anomaly has been ...

Throughout the history of the pursuit of neutrinoless double beta decay, “ORNL was the lead lab for a predecessor ... it usually does so by emitting a gamma ray — the highest-energy form of ...

Spend a single day outside our planet's protective atmosphere and magnetic field, and you could be exposed to radiation levels equivalent to what you'd experience across a whole year back on Earth.