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 ...

Every day, Alaskans are exposed to radiation. Some is non-ionizing and detectable by sound, heat or sight through radios, ...

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 ...