The total area burned in the recent Los Angeles fires is comparable to that of the primary destruction zone of a strategic ...

Hisashi Ouchi would a fatal dose of radiation while working at Japan's Tokaimura Nuclear Power Plant, dying 83 days later.

Amelia Neath looks at some of the dark places people are drawn to where tragedies have occurred, such as Chernobyl, Hiroshima and the killing fields in Cambodia ...

Radiotherapy, or radiation therapy, is the clinical use of high energy rays (ionizing radiation) to induce DNA damage in all exposed cells to ultimately kill cancer cells or prevent cancer growth.

Around 140,000 people died in Hiroshima and some 74,000 others in Nagasaki including many who survived the explosions but died later from radiation exposure. Washington has never apologised for ...

Alistair Heather presents an incredible line-up of music and spoken word performances alongside the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in honour of Scotland’s national bard. Show more Alistair ...

World War Two has birthed some incredible documentary films, TV series and podcasts, but the top spot goes to a forgotten gem ...

Today marks Burns Night, which as the name suggests is all about celebrating the life and poetry of Robert Burns. It is hard to imagine any Scot not having at least heard of the country's most ...

As Scotland celebrates the birth of Ayrshire’s greatest son, Robert Burns, we explore the important role of the haggis – a meat pudding, which for one night only, gets its own ‘theme’ music. Scottish ...

We've compiled our pick of places to raise a dram, tuck into haggis/neeps/tatties, and otherwise pay tribute to good old Rabbie Burns on Burns Night in London this year — that's Saturday 25 ...

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Louis says that the method used for a cultural burn depends on the area. In a heavily forested area, there are some trees that benefit from burning. Grasslands are burned to reduce fuel and ...