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The â€ïFermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has spotted a mysterious event lurking in the loud bangs of thunderstorms and lightening, which are usually detected in some of the most supermassive objects in the universe like black holes, neutron stars — gamma-ray bursts. The telescope spotted over 5,000 terrestrial gamma-ray flashes in its first decade in space. …
In 1999, human error derived from a lack of training and supervision caused a criticality accident at the Japan Nuclear Fuel Conversion Company’s nuclear plant in Tōkai, Japan. Technician Hisashi Ouchi became “the world’s most radioactive man” and died after receiving 17 sieverts of radiation, much more than a human body can take. The accident led …
WHO infographic “That group B classification means there is a possible risk for that substance to cause cancer, not that it’s necessarily linked to cancer,” Zimmer says. The other thing to consider: Zimmer says the FDA sets an acceptable daily intake for the six sweeteners it has approved. For aspartame, the …
It takes a particular confluence of conditions for rocky planets like Earth to form, as not all stars in the universe are conducive to planet formation. Stars give off ultraviolet light, and the hotter the star burns, the more UV light it gives off. This radiation can be so significant that it prevents planets from …
WASHINGTON DC: Cardiologists and radiation oncologists at the Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis pioneered the use of radiation therapy — a tactic generally employed against cancer — to treat patients with ventricular tachycardia, a potentially fatal irregular heart rhythm.The research team discovered that low-dose radiation therapy appears to enhance heart function in …