#radiation


why and how scientists want to make you part tardigrade

Injecting a key protein from tardigrades into human cells gives them the same kind of metabolic benefits as the hearty extremophiles.
why and how scientists want to make you part tardigrade

why fossil fuels are even more radioactive than nuclear reactors

If you start studying the waste from gas and oil wells, and measure the emissions from coal ash, the fossil fuel industry is more dangerous than any nuclear plant.
why fossil fuels are even more radioactive than nuclear reactors

should we stop worrying and learn to irradiate public spaces?

An 80 year old method of sterilizing surfaces with radiation without harming humans or animals might be the key to controlling flu pandemics. But it using it could come with a catch...
should we stop worrying and learn to irradiate public spaces?

fear, loathing, cell phones, and denial

More than 200 scientists with over 2,000 studies claim that cell phones cause cancer. Well, depending on your definition of "cause cancer." And "scientist." And "study."
fear, loathing, cell phones, and denial

# science    

how to shield yourself in a vacuum, sci-fi style

For an instant spacesuit, just add plasma or electrons. But don't stay in it for too long...
how to shield yourself in a vacuum, sci-fi style

cold? what cold? it's the uv rays that'll kill you

Mars isn't a hostile desert because its cold and has a barely-there atmosphere. It's because killer UV rays are constantly sterilizing its surface.
cold? what cold? it's the uv rays that'll kill you

homeopathic physics abuse, take two

It really seems homeopaths don't understand basic middle school physics and are hoping you don't either in the asinine pitches for their snake oil.
homeopathic physics abuse, take two

your tanning bed is plotting your demise

Cell phones might not give you cancer, but tanning beds absolutely can and we have proof.
your tanning bed is plotting your demise