THE detection of accidental radiation leaks from nuclear power plants may just become easier, thanks to orchids. Researchers from Mangalore University (Karnataka) have zeroed in on an epiphytic

More accurate measurement of ultraviolet rays may now be possible with the development in Britain of a new photodiode detector. UV radiation is the most energetic form of optical radiation

Incidence of Down's syndrome linked to fallout from nuclear weapons testing

Lunar phases influence global temperature

In February this year, the United States government publicly admitted to carrying out nuclear radiation tests on completely innocent human guinea pigs

Operators of X-ray machines and patients in India may be vulnerable to unnecessary radiation overexposure. This was revealed by A Gopalakrishnan, chairperson of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board

BRITAIN is having a hard time reconciling its business interests and its self-professed environmental concerns. Although the British firm GEC-Alsthom has supplied turbine generators for China's Daya

Documents have revealed that the US clandestinely conducted several radioactivity experiments on unsuspecting patients.