Astronomers actually managed to make a breakthrough both in terms of the science of cosmology and in the way the resources of their observatories can be used detecting the ionizing ultraviolet photons ...

If you didn’t know, OSHA is working to help protect employees who are exposed to ionizing radiation as an effect of their job environments. Check out the OSHA ionizing radiation page for information ...

Birds in the exclusion zone around Chernobyl are adapting to -- and may even be benefiting from -- long-term exposure to radiation, ecologists have found. The study is the first evidence that wild ...

Our new study of the nearby starburst galaxy Haro 11 has shown that strong X-ray-emitting superwinds may be a key mechanism enabling galaxies to leak ionizing radiation, which is believed to have ...

High doses of X-rays and other kinds of ionizing radiation can damage the DNA present in the cell nucleus, a phenomenon which can both lead to the development of cancer in humans and be used to kill ...

The IAEA is calling on interested organizations to join its new Coordinated Research Project (CRP) on development and improvement of good practice procedures of cultural heritage preservation using ...

Written by Prof. Renald Blundell and Dr Jean Claude Grech Ionizing radiation is a form of energy released by atoms in the form of electromagnetic waves such as gamma, x-rays or particles such as ...

The epoch of cosmic reionization marks a fundamental phase transition in the Universe when the pervasive neutral hydrogen was ionized by the first luminous sources. Central to this process is the ...

When electromagnetic radiation is ionizing, it breaks the atomic bond and creates ions, which are atoms and molecules with fewer electrons or a greater number of electrons than they normally have.

Ionizing radiation, arising from natural background sources, medical and industrial activities, and nuclear accidents, exerts both acute and chronic effects on wildlife, plants and microorganisms. At ...

In the upper atmosphere, ozone gas helps shield us from damaging ultraviolet rays, but near ground level ozone is an irritant that can worsen asthma and decrease lung function. While most indoor ozone ...

Ionizing radiation is a type of particle radiation in which an individual particle (for example, a photon, electron, or helium nucleus) carries enough energy to ionize an atom or molecule (that is, to ...