Radiation

Radiation still seeping from Soviet‑era titanium nuclear attack sub

Monitoring teams report elevated radiation levels in surrounding waters near the wreck site.

A Soviet submarine.
View of the nuclear reactor in Dimona, Southern Israel. August 13, 2016.

What would a radioactive leak from Dimona mean for southern Israel? - explainer

Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA.

Nvidia unveils new hardware in push for data centers in space

Cooling towers at the former Three Mile Island Nuclear power plant during a tour by Constellation Energy in Londonderry Township, Pennsylvania, US, June 25, 2025

US to offer incentives to states for nuclear waste storage, building nuclear reactors


NASA's space dummy has been named by the public: Commander Moonikin Campos

Named "Commander Moonikin Campos" in honor of Arturo Campos, the human stand-in will accompany phantom torsos Zohar and Helga on the long-awaited lunar mission.

Earth from space

NASA sends human dummies on Artemis I Moon mission, and you can name one

The mission will also test the Israeli-made AstroRad vest for use in future exploration missions.

Earth from space

China: Radiation levels normal around Taishan nuclear reactor

This is in response to reports that there was a warning of an "imminent radiological threat" following a build-up of krypton and xenon.

Workers (bottom) stand in front of a nuclear reactor as part of the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant seen under construction in Taishan, Guangdong province, October 17, 2013.

Innovative Israeli surgery saves a cancer patient's ability to give birth

A rare robot-assisted procedure was carried out for the first time in Israel, with the potential to save women's reproductive organs from the dangers of radiation.

Pregnant woman, illustrative

Israeli, Turkish scientists developing solution in event of ‘dirty bomb’

A dirty bomb, also known as a radiological dispersal device, combines conventional explosives with radioactive material.

An international team of scientists are seen holding a Zoom call.

Higher background radiation linked to lower cancer mortality - study

Higher background radiation levels were also linked to a life expectancy about 2.5 years longer than those living in areas with relatively low levels.

A BIRD SITS on a radiation sign at the uranium ore dump near the town of Mailuu-Suu, Kyrgyzstan.

Israeli scientists measure Hawking radiation from sonic black hole

The findings are significant because they included the discovery of phenomena not part of Hawking's original analysis.

A simulated image of a black hole.

US still hasn’t said who was behind ‘microwave’ attacks on its diplomats

The story is made more complex by the fact that the US appeared to take from 2016 to 2019 to conclude that these incidents were linked to a hostile foreign government. Why did it take so long?

Chinese and US flags flutter before a trade meeting in Shanghai, China July 30, 2019

Putting science back into the nuclear debate

The world is naturally radioactive place, and every person is exposed to between 2-3mSv (millisieverts) every year.

A BIRD SITS on a radiation sign at the uranium ore dump near the town of Mailuu-Suu, Kyrgyzstan.

Technion researchers develop new radiation sources

The radiation sources may reduce costs by replacing current, expensive facilities.

Doctor inspects an x-ray, illustrative