Fifty years old this month, Kraftwerk's single Radioactivity was a groundbreaking track that morphed into the German electronic pioneers' most political protest song.

The nuclei of certain atoms are stable and under ordinary circumstances, stable nuclei do not undergo change. The nuclei of other atoms are unstable. These nuclei undergo change spontaneously, that is ...

A total of 962 metres were completed across four (4) reconnaissance drill holes at the Upper Prawn Lake, Southside, and Crab ...

When nuclear accidents happen, many people imagine radiation spreading everywhere and lasting forever. The reality is more complex. Radioactive materials move, change and sometimes disappear faster ...

1 p.m. ET | Tepco said Thursday that the water beneath the damaged reactor has radioactivity measuring at 10,000 time the legal limit, though it still believes the drinking water supply to be safe.

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. “What is radium and why is it dangerous?” – ...