In search of distant black holes, NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) high-energy X-ray telescope spacecraft will soon launch with a mission to map radioactive material in young supernovae remnants studying the origins of cosmic rays and the extreme physics around collapsed stars.... Read more...
It’s official: cell phone radiation can actually lead to cancer, according to an extensive study by the World Health Organization. WHO’s International Agency for Research of Cancer team that worked on the study included 31 scientists from 14 countries. The results, which found that exposure... Read more...
Logan airport security just got more up close and personal as federal screeners launched a more aggressive palms-first, slide-down body search technique that has renewed the debate over privacy vs. safety. The new procedure - already being questioned by the ACLU - replaces the Transportation Se... Read more...
When you go to your local dentist’s office for a check-up, the first thing they will do is take you to have some x-rays done. During this procedure you are fitted with an x-ray apron to protect your vital organs from harmful radiation released when the image is captured. The radiologist will wal... Read more...