The United States government has a long history of covert programs that have come to light after years of secrecy. Conspiracy theories about the governments of world powers are cou ...

As astronauts venture further into space, their exposure to harmful radiation rises. Researchers from Columbia University are ...

Deinococcus radiodurans, also known as ‘Conan the Bacterium,’ can survive a variety of extreme environments that would doom ...

Deinococcus radiodurans, also known as "Conan the Bacterium," is one of nature’s toughest life forms, capable of surviving ...

A reactor at the nuclear plant melted down in 1986, releasing smoke and causing thousands of deaths from radiation.

The U.S. Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory, in San Francisco, exposed at least 1,073 workers, military personnel, and ...

A three-part complex based on the molecules that give "Conan the Bacterium" its radiation resistance may protect humans against damage from ionizing radiation. New insight into how unique bacteria ...

In the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, worms show no genetic damage despite living in highly radioactive soil, and free-ranging ...

When it comes to mice, the freeze-dried mouse sperm Wakayama is currently storing aboard the ISS will return to Earth in 2025 ...

Thanks for a powerful antioxidant, Deinococcus radiodurans can withstand radiation doses 28,000 times greater than what would kill a human. In a new study, scientists discovered how the ...

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Researchers from Columbia University are simulating the effects of space radiation here on Earth to determine its impact on human physiology using multi-organ tissue chips. Their work documents ...