World’s Sunniest Spot: Atacama Desert in Chile Catches Rays That Are As Many as Venus, Has the Same Radiation As the Brightest Planet

Medicine & Technology Jul 23, 2023

On the Altiplano plateau in Chile's Atacama Desert, scientists were able to measure a world record of 2,177 watts of solar radiation per square meter. Read to learn more.

Radioactive Wastewater From Fukushima Nuclear Plant Will Be Released Into the Pacific Ocean; Should We Be Worried About It?

Jul 19, 2023

Japan will soon be discharging the irradiated water into the ocean following approval from the United Nations. Learn more about it in this article.

Radiation-Eating Bacteria Can Help Clean Up Nuclear Wastes by Bioremediation of Toxic Elements

Jul 04, 2023

Scientists discovered an unusual microbe that can remove radioactive elements from nuclear waste and save humans from the impacts of radiation. Learn more about the strange bacteria in this article.

Planets Orbiting Metal-Poor Stars More Likely To Host Life as They Are More Protected From Harmful UV Radiation

Apr 20, 2023

High UV radiation levels on metal-rich stars paradoxically exposed planets orbiting around them to harmful UV rays, affecting their habitability. Read the article to learn more.

Breakthrough Physics Discovery: Gravity Can Actually Create Light, Study Says

Apr 18, 2023

Scientists have discovered that gravity can create light under the right space-time conditions. Read to learn more.

Antineutrinos Detected in a Tank of Pure Water 150 Miles From the Nuclear Power Plant Where It Originated

Apr 14, 2023

For the first time, scientists used pure water to detect antineutrinos, which are the antiparticle counterpart of neutrinos. Read the article to learn more.

UV Radiation May Have Been Involved in the End-Permian Mass Extinction Event, Fossil Analysis Reveals

Jan 08, 2023

Fossil analysis reveals that plants were producing higher levels of sunscreen chemicals to protect themselves from high UV radiation at the end of the Permian period, suggesting that the ozone layer was destroyed. Read the article to learn more.

Supermassive Black Hole Gorging on a Star Launches Leftover via 'Relativistic Jets' Toward Earth

Dec 01, 2022

Astronomers discovered a rare sighting of a luminous jet from a dying star encountering a supermassive black hole. Read the article to know more details.

Destructive Solar Storms May Not be Responsible for Radiation Shadows on Earth Trees

Nov 08, 2022

Destructive solar storms may not be responsible for the radiation spots observed in earth trees according to latest studies. Know more about this topic here, read now to continue!

Conan the Bacterium Could Survive for 280 Million Years on Mars Beneath the Surface, Study Claims

Oct 31, 2022

Researchers tested how long microorganisms could survive on Mars and found one species could live for millions of years as long as it is 32 feet below the Martian surface. Read the article to learn more.

Will Cockroaches Survive a Nuclear War? Previously Assumed Extinct Species Found Again, Proving Their Longevity and Survivability

Oct 12, 2022

Experts weigh in on whether cockroaches could survive a nuclear war that can kill the rest of Earth's species. Read the article to find out the answer.

Treatment of Precancerous Lesions in Breast Duct Can Eliminate All Signs of Early Breast Cancer

Jun 23, 2022

Researchers found that intraductal administration of immunotoxin eliminates signs of early breast cancer and provides an alternative treatment to chemotherapy and radiation. Read the article to learn more.

Space Bubbles Might Work as Massive Sunblock of Earth from Radiations to Mitigate Global Warming

Jun 19, 2022

MIT scholars developed an outlandish concept that could help us mitigate global warming. Read more about the idea and how it would work against climate change.

Immunotherapy Drug Anti-Programmed Cell Death Protein 1 Dostarlimb Has 100% Efficacy Rate Against A Subset of Rectal Cancer [Study]

Jun 05, 2022

A promising study shows that dostarlimab was effective in phase II clinical trials of a dozen patients with a subset of rectal cancer. Read on to learn more.

Scientists Discover New Effect in 2D Conductive Systems Promising Better Performance of Terahertz Detectors

May 24, 2022

Scientists are one step closer to making terahertz technology usable in the real world after a breakthrough discovery. Read on to learn the details.