Bdelloid rotifers shrug off radiation doses that would obliterate human cells. Here’s how their resilience reveals deep ...

Tiny worms that live in the highly radioactive Chernobyl Exclusion Zone were found to be immune to radiation — which scientists hope could provide clues about why some humans develop cancer, while ...

Recent release of the waste water from Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster stirred apprehension regarding the health implications of radiation exposure. Classified as a Group 1 carcinogen, ionizing ...

The military exposed thousands of servicemen to radioactivity when it called them to participate in nuclear weapons tests, including Operation Teapot in 1955. One was Eldridge Jones, who later ...

Scientists studying gray wolf populations near the Chernobyl nuclear site made a discovery that could have implications for human cancer research.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Whole brain radiotherapy saves lives by treating cancer that has spread to the brain, but it also causes long-standing brain damage. Many patients who go through whole brain ...