Even inexpensive radiation detectors can be improved with the right modifications. Explore the insights behind upgrading ...

By Stephen Treffinger This article is part of our Design special section about buildings, objects and techniques that are ...

Britain needs to get over radiophobia and embrace the benefits of atomically enhanced food, says Tim Gregory The first time I ...

By showering cuttings and seeds with gamma rays and the like, we do what nature does – garble genomes – much faster. Most irradiated plants perish in the downpour, admittedly. But some, by chance, ...

Seventh-grader Aiden McMillan is in the running for a Guinness World Record as the youngest person to achieve nuclear fusion.

On a recent Saturday morning at the Savannah River Site Museum, a group of Scouts leaned over tables scattered with Geiger ...

COSI will be conducting training on Feb. 25 that may result in loud booms and clouds of what looks like smoke visible near Downtown.

The investigative minds at How to Survive look at the lead-lined suits and Geiger counters used by workers to navigate high-radiation zones without falling ill.

The clicking of a Geiger counter is well enough known as a signifier of radioactive materials, due to it providing the menacing sound effect any time a film or TV show deals with radiation. What we’re ...

One thing a radioactive world needs is a good “atom-sized” Geiger counter. Last week the University of Chicago proudly displayed a handy, hip-pocket model. The new gadget is so easy to read that ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Radiation counter with an inscription ...