Radiation from natural sources in the environment can limit the performance of superconducting quantum bits, known as qubits. The discovery has implications for quantum computing and for the search ...

In a recent study scientists have reported that exposure to high levels of naturally occurring radiation can cause mutations in the genetic material DNA. Previously, concerns about the harmful effects ...

Members of a high school science club gather in the school's chemistry lab for a lunchtime meeting to learn about local, natural sources of radiation as a nearby wall-mounted sensor box with glowing ...

Somewhere above Earth, natural radiation may be doing what spies cannot: probing satellites for hidden nuclear weapons.

Humans have always been exposed to radiation. The major components of naturally occurring radiation are illustrated below. It is important to compare man-made radiation exposure levels to these ...

Researchers from HSE University and the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences analyzed seven years of data from the ERG (Arase) satellite and, for the first time, provided a ...

If you would like to learn more about the IAEA’s work, sign up for our weekly updates containing our most important news, multimedia and more. All foods contain natural radionuclides, which are ...

The world around us is a scary place, with a lot of visible and invisible dangers. Some of those invisible dangers are pretty obvious, such as that of an electrical shock from exposed wiring. Some are ...

Geraldine Thomas, professor of molecular pathology at Imperial College London, has called for a communication strategy to end the public’s exaggerated perception that nuclear radiation is harmful to ...