Background radiation is the invisible radiation that is always present in our environment. It comes from a variety of sources, both natural and man-made. Natural sources include cosmic rays from space ...

Scientists may have found a new way to detect some of the universe's most mysterious objects, primordial black holes (PBHs), ...

There are many high natural background radiation areas around the world where the annual radiation dose received by members of the general public is several times higher than the ICRP dose limit for ...

What is cosmic microwave background radiation? Did it happen after the Big Bang? – Sreehari, aged nine, Kerala State, India ...

Radiation does affect wildlife long-term The disaster of Chernobyl in 1986 continues to be remembered as a global tragedy. However, on the positive end, it is one of two human-free zones in the ...

Radiation effect simulation software developed for accumulation mechanisms study of radiation damage in nanocrystalline materials ... and further make the GB recover to its background structure.

Scientists uncover surprising immune response that helps tumors grow, revealing new strategies to improve treatment ...

Chest: 7 mSv, equal to about 2 years of background radiation; Lung cancer screening: 1.5 mSv, ... they have more years ahead of them for the effects to show up.