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US Senate ratifies treaty to phase down climate-warming HFCs from refrigerators and air conditioners – but what will replace them this time?

The U.S. Senate voted to ratify an international treaty on Sept. 21, 2022, and join 137 other countries in agreeing to phase out a class of climate-warming chemicals that are widely used as coolants in refrigerators, air conditioners and heat pumps.

The Conversation

What you should know about thyroid cancer in adolescents, young adults

Cancer is often thought of as a disease that affects older people, and with the median age of a cancer diagnosis at 66 years, it does. But cancer can be diagnosed at any age.

Tribune News Service

Anti-radiation tablets handed out over nuclear fears amid Vladimir Putin's threat

Iodide tablets have been distributed among citizens in Poland, its Ministry announced on Monday, following grave concerns of a possible radiation hazard of nuclear power plants in Ukraine

Daily Mirror

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Map shows how much of Ireland could be blown up if a nuclear bomb hit as Vladimir Putin makes threat

There’s been a worrying escalation in the Russia - Ukraine war after Vladimir Putin made yet another nuclear threat to the West. It comes as a frightening interactive map shows what would happen if a nuclear bomb hit Dublin, Galway, Cork and Belfast.

Irish Mirror

Prostate cancer: screening and treatment

Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. While many prostate cancers grow slowly and remain localized, other types are aggressive and spread quickly. That's why Dr. Carlos Vargas, a Mayo Clinic radiation oncologist encourages regular screening. He says the goal of screening is to detect…

Tribune News Service

Ukraine war - latest: Bodies ‘bearing signs of torture’ found at Izyum mass grave

Zelensky said in a video address overnight that Russia is ‘leaving death behind it everywhere’

The Independent UK

US hid fears of radiation in Moscow embassy in 70s from staff, documents reveal

President Ford and state secretaries complained to Soviet Union about health concerns over ‘Moscow signal’

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The big picture of cancer

For over a century, scientists have painstakingly worked to find the ultimate causes of cancers, hoping this could point to a cure for the disease. Many disparate agents are known to be associated with cancers: cigarette smoke, soot, asbestos, radiation, alcohol, chemicals, and others. But exactly how they lead to…

Bangkok Post

Look! This new Webb Telescope picture of the beloved Orion Nebula is glorious

Webb takes us inside a nearby nebula to shed light on the mysteries of star formation in the recent universe.

Inverse

Signs of life on Mars may be deeper than any current rover can dig — study

Ionizing radiation may destroy the signs of life Curiosity and Perseverance seek. Only ESA's delayed Rosalind Franklin rover stands a chance.

Inverse

Cold shutdown reduces risk of disaster at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant – but combat around spent fuel still poses a threat

Energoatom, operator of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the Ukrainian city of Enerhodar, announced on Sept. 11, 2022, that it was shutting down the last operating reactor of the plant’s six reactors, reactor No. 6. The operators have put the reactor in cold shutdown to minimize the risk of…

The Conversation

'Captain America 4' villain reveal could mean a surprising Avenger cameo

After many years as Marvel's "forgotten" movie, 2008's 'The Incredible Hulk' gets a dose of retroactive appreciation with the return of Tim Blake Nelson.

Inverse

The 10 deadliest cancers, and why there's no cure

The deadliest cancers aren't necessarily the ones that kill the most people overall; they're the ones with the lowest survival rates.

LiveScience

EXPLAINER: Ukraine's nuclear power plant shutdown cuts risks

The shutdown of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant cuts the risk of a radiation disaster that has haunted the world

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A new rover with crescent-shaped “wheels” could conquer difficult lunar terrain

Even with such a small size, the rover can still pack a decent amount of sensors on its platform, including two custom-made cameras and a radiation sensor.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Ukraine's threatened nuclear plant shuts down

The last operating reactor at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been shut down to reduce the threat of a radiation disaster amid the continuing fighting

The Guardian - UK

Chateau Fukushima? Japanese winery tries to shake off negative image

Ten years after the nuclear disaster, local agri-businesses are looking to the future

Asharq Al-Awsat

Last Reactor at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Stopped

Europe's largest nuclear plant has been reconnected to Ukraine's electricity grid, allowing engineers to shut down its last operational reactor in an attempt to avoid a radiation disaster as fighting rages in the area. The six-reactor Zaporizhzhia plant lost its outside source of power a week ago after all its…

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Bowel cancer symptoms: How your poop and its frequency tells whether you should be tested

Bowel cancer is a cancer that starts in the large bowel. Depending on where it starts, it is sometimes also called colon or rectal cancer. It is a common cancer worldwide. According to Dr. Pramod Kumar Julka, Senior Director, Medical Oncology, Max Institute of Cancer Care, Lajpat Nagar, “In India,…

Inverse

Look! Astronomers explore the Orion Nebula's radiation-scorched cloud

Gargantuan young stars blast this region with ultraviolet radiation, and that may play a key role in how solar systems eventually form.

Al Jazeera

Zelenskyy warns of ‘radiation catastrophe’ ahead of IAEA report

Zaporizhzhia’s last working reactor offline after fire damaged power lines amid ongoing concerns over situation at site.

Wales Online

Boris Johnson calls for next PM to honour nuclear test veterans

Servicemen were deliberately exposed to radiation during experiments that took place during the Cold War. But their sacrifice has never been honoured.

The Independent UK

Nuclear test veteran’s joy as commemoration of 70th anniversary announced

Approximately 20,000 British soldiers, mostly conscripts, witnessed hundreds of atomic tests and were exposed to radiation.

Al Jazeera

‘Afraid for our lives’: Ukraine nuclear plant loses power

Constant artillery fire has prompted fears of a radiation disaster in the Zaporizhzhia area.

The Hindu

‘Exposure to radiation during pregnancy may lead to cleft problems’

Doctors from across the country perform operations on cleft-lip patients free of cost at camp in Vizianagaram

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