Radiation is energy that moves from one place to another in a form that can be described as waves or particles. We are exposed to radiation in our everyday life. Some of the most familiar sources of ...

Radioactive decay produces three flavors of emissions: alpha, beta, and gamma. Alpha particles comprise 2 neutrons and 2 protons. Because of their large mass and relatively slow speed, alpha particles ...

I have an "interesting" mother. she once saw an article on cellphone radiation, and despite having taken multiple science courses in college, she does not actually understand what radiation is. she ...

Rainwater containing elevated levels of radioactivity has been detected in the U.S., an effect of the ongoing nuclear crisis in Japan. Stephen Sugarman of the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and ...