Earth News

Chernobyl could leak radiation if power isn't restored, Ukraine warns

The IAEA says that the loss of power at the plant will not have a critical impact on safety.

09/03/2022

Ecotech

Is energy-saving glass the next big thing in home insulation?

This glass coating can adapt to the temperature of your home in hot and cold weather.

21/12/2021

Health news

Anti-radiation bracelets turn out to be radioactive

If you own one of the ten products found to emit ionising radiation, take it off and store it away safely, Dutch nuclear safety authorities warned.

20/12/2021

USA

Directed microwaves likely caused mysterious illnesses of US staff

"Directed microwave radiation" was the most likely cause of mysterious illnesses that started to emerge in late 2016 among US personnel in Havana, a new study has found.

06/12/2020

Ukraine

Ukraine: Village evacuated as forest fires burn on in Chernobyl region

Ukraine police moved villagers from their homes as firefighters continued to battle wildfires that broke out last weekend.

10/04/2020

Ukraine

Forest fires in Chernobyl exclusion zone bring hike in radiation

Inspectors said radiation levels were substantially higher than normal as two fires blazed in the largely unpopulated exclusion zone around the site of the 1986 nuclear disaster.

06/04/2020

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The torch relay for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will kick off in Fukushima

Tens of thousands still haven't recovered in Fukushima, displaced by nuclear radiation and unable to return to deserted places like Futaba. Time stopped in the town of 7,100 when disaster stuck on March 11, 2011.

13/12/2019

Russia

Russia military base explosion: how do locals feel about their safety?

Despite rumours that there is radiation in the area, the inhabitants of the small Russian village of Uyma, near Severodvinsk, have continued to pick mushrooms and berries as they do at the start of every autumn.

06/09/2019