When that magnetic activity is released, it creates intense bursts of radiation resulting in solar flares – considered by NASA to be our solar system's largest explosive events. Solar flares emit ...

Scientists have devised a method to detect nuclear decay through the subtle movement of microparticles, enhancing our ...

The wacky, the wild, and the weird. E ven if you weren’t someone who got excited about science class in school, now—as an ...

Two of them, mannequin torsos called Helga and Zohar, rode along as test of how much radiation astronauts might experience as they venture to the moon. The mannequins were made of materials that ...

Gerrish, living in Troutman, turned to Iredell Health Radiation Therapy Center. He said walking into the center for the first time wasn’t easy. “You go into a little bit of a depression ...

Scientific name: Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense. My suggestion: the Banana Boogeyman. The fungus can lurk for years in soils, from cactus-studded deserts to icy tundra. When the fungus comes ...

Make our healthier pancakes using rolled oats and banana for natural sweetness ... sent to the moon aboard Orion will be protected from radiation I've lived in Alaska for over 35 years.

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is a type of light. Sunlight has UV rays, along with other kinds of rays. Some light bulbs give off UV rays, too. UV light bulbs are used in tanning beds and lamps, some ...

A small-scale farmer in northern Malawi, Emily Nkhana used to discard over-ripe bananas or just let them rot, but she has now found a profitable use for them - banana wine. Extreme heat was ...

Listen to Story These belts were discovered in 1958 by physicist James Van Allen They are regions of intense radiation that surround Earth The Van Allen belts consist of two main zones: an inner belt ...