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Nuke Test Radiation Can Fight Poachers Who Kill Elephants, Rhinos, Hippos
Researchers have developed a
new weapon to fight poachers
who kill elephants, hippos,
rhinos and other wildlife.
By measuring radioactive ca ... > full story
Fukushima Accident Raised Levels of Radioactive Strontium Off the East Coast of Japan by Up to 100 Times
Researchers in Spain have
studied the spread of
radioactive strontium in the
coastal waters of eastern
Japan during the three
... > full story
Nuclear Testing from the 1960s Helps Scientist Determine Whether Adult Brains Generate New Neurons
The birth of new neurons in
the adult brain sharpens
memory in rodents, but
whether the same holds true
for humans has long been
... > full story
Research Effort Deep Underground Could Sort out Cosmic-Scale Mysteries
Scientists have begun
delivery of germanium-76
detectors to an underground
laboratory in South Dakota
in a team research effort
... > full story
- Nuke Test Radiation Can Fight Poachers Who Kill Elephants, Rhinos, Hippos
- Fukushima Accident Raised Levels of Radioactive Strontium Off the East Coast of Japan by Up to 100 Times
- Nuclear Testing from the 1960s Helps Scientist Determine Whether Adult Brains Generate New Neurons
- Research Effort Deep Underground Could Sort out Cosmic-Scale Mysteries
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New Survey Shows Widespread Opposition to ‘killer Robots,' Support for New Ban Campaign
June 19, 2013 — The results of a new survey show that a majority of Americans across the political spectrum oppose the outsourcing of lethal military and defense targeting decisions to machines. The opposition to ... > full story -
Exposure to Rocket Attacks in Israel Increases Adolescent Violence
June 4, 2013 — A study followed 362 Israeli adolescents from the southwestern Negev from 2008 to 2011, and conducted annual assessments of exposure to rocket attacks, symptoms of depression and anxiety, as well as ... > full story -
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Despite Safety and Other Concerns, Nuclear Power Saves Lives, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Experts Say
May 29, 2013 — Global use of nuclear power has prevented about 1.84 million air pollution-related deaths and release of 64 billion tons of greenhouse gases that would have resulted from burning coal and other ... > full story -
Have Health Effects from the Chernobyl Accident Been Overestimated?
May 28, 2013 — The impact of the Chernobyl nuclear accident has been seriously overestimated, while unfounded statements presented as scientific facts have been used to strangle the nuclear industry, according to ... > full story -
Cancer and Birth Defects in Iraq: The Nuclear Legacy
May 21, 2013 — Ten years after the Iraq war of 2003 a team of scientists based in Mosul, northern Iraq, have detected high levels of uranium contamination in soil samples at three sites in the province of Nineveh ... > full story -
Scientists Uncover Fundamental Property of Astatine -- Rarest Naturally Occurring Element on Earth
May 14, 2013 — Scientists have carried out ground-breaking experiments to investigate the atomic structure of astatine (atomic number 85), the rarest naturally occurring element on Earth. Through experiments ... > full story -
Cleaner, Low Temperature Nuclear Fuels?
May 7, 2013 — The search for cleaner, low temperature nuclear fuels has produced a surprising result for a team of experts. First they created a stable version of a 'trophy molecule' that has eluded scientists for ... > full story -
One Step Closer to a Quantum Computer
April 30, 2013 — Scientists have succeeded in both initializing and reading nuclear spins, relevant to qubits for quantum computers, at room ... > full story -
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The Future of Our Energy
April 15, 2013 — When it comes to sustainable energy supplies hydroelectric plants are usually the best solution, according to researchers who have reviewed the economic, social and environmental impact of fuel ... > full story -
After Newtown: A New Use for a Weapons-Detecting Radar?
April 1, 2013 — In the aftermath of the Newtown school shooting, an engineering professor envisions a new use for a weapons-detecting radar system he's been developing for the past few ... > full story
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