The Chernobyl disaster unleashed over one hundred radioactive elements into the atmosphere, devastating the area and prompting a mass evacuation. But one species is not just surviving, it is thriving ...

The Trump administration's skepticism about regulations of all types is giving visibility to a fringe theory, which posits that low doses of ionizing radiation have health benefits.

The federal regulatory agency tasked with keeping America’s nuclear power plants safe and running smoothly is set to make huge cuts to the amount of time its staffers spend on safety and emergency ...

Get an x-ray, and you get a small dose of radiation to visualize your bones and body structures to help you medically. Buy a smoke detector, you’re inviting a tiny source of radiation, americium-241, ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Bradley P. Clawson spent more than three decades handling highly radioactive ...