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Radioactive material leaks detected at Japan's nuke fuel research facility

The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) has confirmed the detection of radioactive material leaks in …

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The time in 1978 when a Soviet nuclear-powered satellite crashed into Canada and scattered radioactive debris everywhere

Almost 50 years ago, a nuclear-powered satellite crashed, leading to an extensive cleanup effort. I…

Chris Panella   


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5 animal species that became radioactive after being exposed to nuclear fallout zones

The animals near major nuclear events and nuclear testing sites, like Enewetak Atoll, were discover…

Elias Chavez   


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Bavarian boars may be radioactive because of truffles contaminated by nuclear weapon testing decades ago

Radioactive Bavarian boars eat truffles contaminated by fallout from both Chernobyl and nuclear wea…

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Massive explosions from the sun pose a radioactive triple threat to the moon, Earth, and Mars

The sun ejects high-energy particles from its surface that may cause radiation poisoning for future…

Maiya Focht   


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How bricks, a screwdriver, and a 'demon core' of radioactive material killed 2 Manhattan Project scientists

WWII-era experiments on a hunk of plutonium known as the "demon core" left two Manhattan Project ph…

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Crypto is 'radioactive waste' for institutional investors until things get resolved, Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary says

Crypto is "radioactive waste" for institutional investors until the SEC crackdown on Binance and Co…

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Inside the Navajo Church Rock Nuclear Disaster, the largest radioactive disaster in US history that's somehow often forgotten

It happened just four months after the Three Mile Island nuclear accident. It was the largest accid…

James Pasley   


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I was highly radioactive for a month after a thyroid treatment here's what it was like and all the rules I had to follow

When I was offered treatment to fix the problem, I jumped at it — but there was a catch. I had to t…

Marianne Guenot   


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I was highly radioactive for a month after a thyroid treatment here's what it was like and all the rules I had to follow

When I was offered treatment to fix the problem, I jumped at it — but there was a catch. I had to t…

Marianne Guenot   


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Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds says he probably wouldn't perform 'Radioactive' live if it weren't a fan-favorite song

Insider asked Dan Reynolds to rank the band's four diamond-certified songs, from most to least fun …

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Russian troops took highly radioactive 'souvenirs' looted from Chernobyl, Ukraine says

Looted Items likely taken by Russia from Chernobyl could cause radiation burns, sickness, and irrev…

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A tiny highly radioactive capsule that was lost last month was finally found on the side of a road in Australia

The 870-mile long search for a tiny, dangerously radioactive capsule in Australia is finally over. …

Mia Jankowicz   


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North Korea claims it can unleash a 'super-scale radioactive tsunami' with an underwater drone that detonates near ships or ports

The Haeil drone cruised for nearly 60 hours at below 262 feet before detonating near a "mock enemy …

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North Korea's showing off an underwater nuclear attack drone it says can cause a 'radioactive tsunami,' but the threat is likely 'exaggerated'

North Korea dropped new testing images this week. The reveal of the new weapon comes as Kim Jong Un…

Jake Epstein   


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Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller reveals bet against GameStop - after calling the meme stock 'radioactive'

Druckenmiller's Duquesne Family Office held bearish put options against 556,000 GameStop shares at …

Theron Mohamed   


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A nuclear physicist describes 7 things you probably didn't know about radioactive fallout from a nuclear bomb

Nuclear warheads, like the one shown here, are short- and long-term killers.gerasimov_foto_174/Shut…

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Accessories for adults and children said to 'protect against 5G' found to be radioactive

The items sold in The Netherlands, including a bracelet for children and a sleep mask, are now bann…

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Chernobyl scientists accused looters of stealing radioactive material from labs there

The experts said a small amount of radioactive calibration material and radioactive waste was missi…

Marianne Guenot