Five years down, about three more to go to complete the dismantlement of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. “When we started in 2020, we said it would be about eight years,” said Ron Pontes, ...

Naturally occurring radioactive elements are substances whose atomic nuclei are unstable. To become stable, these nuclei spontaneously break down, or decay, by releasing energy in the form of ...

A radioactive contamination scandal in Banten, Indonesia, has left local workers like Sakinah and Roni jobless and exposed to health risks after Cesium-137 was traced to factories in the Modern ...

While 1920s soda shops offered a plethora of sweet treats, nearby pharmacies served their own tinctures—like Radithor, certified radioactive water. Image: LMPC / Contributor / Getty Images Get the ...

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. U.S. authorities detected the substance ...

Walmart has recalled frozen, raw shrimp sold in 13 states because federal health officials say it could have potential radioactive contamination. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration asked Walmart to ...

As you’ve probably already heard, the Food and Drug Administration has issued a recall warning for bags of frozen shrimp sold under Walmart’s “Great Value” brand over concerns about radioactive ...

The black market trade in rhino horns is driving the species to near extinction. Now, scientists at a rhino orphanage in the Bushveld of South Africa are trying to protect them from poaching in a ...

The first radioactive nest was reported in early July. Several radioactive wasp nests have been found in South Carolina at a site that used to produce parts for nuclear weapons, according to officials ...