Exotic hypothetical particles known as axions could be produced inside a nuclear reactor, something The Big Bang Theory’s ...

Radioactive nuclear fallout can contaminate the food chain poisoning any produce it touches and the animals that eat it.cyano66 / Getty Images Fallout — radioactive material from a nuclear explosion — ...

There might be an unexpected ingredient in your glass of California red wine. If your bottle of choice was made after 2011, it could have small amounts of radioactive particles from a major nuclear ...

Particle and nuclear physics evokes evokes images of huge accelerators probing the extremes of matter. But in this round-up ...

After a series of attacks on Iran made by Israel, and a number of retaliation attacks from Iran, the U.S. intervened on June 21. The U.S. completed military strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites, ...

Nuclear bombs are universally feared for their catastrophic power and the long-lasting consequences they can inflict. At ground zero, buildings can be obliterated, causing massive loss of life, while ...

KENNEWICK – The two workers who took the brunt of contamination during a release of radioactivity in a 2021 incident within the Northwest’s only commercial nuclear power reactor have sued Energy ...

A new theory suggests fusion reactors could help scientists search for axions, mysterious particles that may explain dark ...

On a Wednesday morning in late January 1896 at a small light bulb factory in Chicago, a middle-aged woman named Rose Lee found herself at the heart of a groundbreaking medical endeavor. With an X-ray ...

Household gadgets have a way of sounding scarier than they are once someone attaches a giant number to them. The claim that a ...

This story was originally performed at KUT’s ATXplained Live show on April 29. Get tickets for our next show on Oct. 29! One of the Texas Capitol’s most striking features is the Hill Country granite ...