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Captain America: Brave New World is about to hit cinemas, bringing with it the gamma-ray-powered Red Hulk. Here's what you need to know about that high-energy radiation.

Hisashi Ouchi suffered a horrific 83-day death from radiation exposure after a criticality accident at a Japanese nuclear fuel plant.

Nuclear bunkers aren't a foolproof way to stay safe during a nuclear attack. Here's why.

Scientists at the California Institute of Technology have taken a major step toward developing lightsails that could one day carry tiny spacecraft to distant star systems.

Scientists measured a chorus wave emerging from an unexpected place, and confirmed a key piece of a theory about how these strange waves form.

There are trillions of charged particles – protons and electrons, the basic building blocks of matter – whizzing around above your head at any given time. These high-energy particles, which can travel at close to the speed of light, typically remain thousands of kilometers away from Earth, trapped there by…

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There are many obstacles to overcome before humans can set foot on Mars, including problems surrounding launch mass and closed-loop systems and the hazards of space radiation.

When you’re in a car, train or bus, do you choose a seat to avoid being in the sun or do you like the sunny side?