With any treatment in a hospital that requires concentrated doses of radiation, it is important that both the patient and the

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...this process is an alternative to photosynthesis, "with melanin playing the role of chlorophyll and ionizing radiation; the role of visible light." Weird.

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"...this drug has the potential of enabling humanity to dwell upon the surfaces of "radiation friendly" worlds." That and most of the rest of space, too - if it works.

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"Magnetic "deflector shields" could one day guard astronauts against dangerous space radiation, if experiments now underway pay off."

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"Here we propose that the radioresistance (tolerance to ionizing radiation) observed in several terrestrial bacteria has a martian origin." This is in a *peer-reviewed* journal, folks.

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"Survivors talk about playing in fallout that landed like snow, of sand that melted like glass, of hair that fell out in handfuls..." A Metafilter round-up on the US's nuclear tests in Utah.

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"The beam produces what experimenters call the "Goodbye effect," or "prompt and highly motivated escape behavior." In human tests ... none of the subjects could endure more th

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"As in previous stories, there's the claim that WiFi hasn't yet been proven safe. Of course, it hasn't yet been proven unsafe beyond this type of anecdotal evidence, either." Today's slice o

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"Not only does the magnetic field preserve an unsullied lunar surface but it would partially protect any astronauts strolling beneath - the lunar fields are strong enough to deflect solar wind io

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"For a space elevator travelling at the current proposed speed of 200 kilometres per hour, however, passengers might spend half a week in the belts. That would hit them with 200 times the radiati

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"Simply gather together a stack of magnetrons ripped out of consumer microwave ovens, and lock their output together so that they combine into one coherent beam." Patent application now live

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"Burrowing inside an asteroid whose orbit carries it past both the Earth and Mars could protect astronauts from radiation on their way to the Red Planet." NASA staff seen reading pulp-era sc

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You know, that's an idea that might just work...if you'd all stop just talking about it and make a plan to get people up there, damn it!

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On the latest Muse album? Behind big clouds of dust at the centres of galaxies? Behind the fridge, perhaps? All those cosmic X-rays mean they must be out there somewhere

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Chinese scientists hope that growing plants in the novel conditions of orbit will lead to providential mutations, such as increased hardiness or yield. Crazy idea, but it might just work.

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Ladies and gentlemen, we present you...Panspermia 2.0. Eyethangyow.

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How to protect astronauts from radiation exposure in space? Here's a hint - the solution musn't be too heavy.

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They have big old cracks in 'em, apparently. No doubt this will be used as proof that we should build more new ones...can't say I agree with that POV, as it happens.

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Magnetic fields are the key to the paradox that black holes provide nearly a quarter of the radiation in the universe.

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Look! It's that 'cloaking-device-physics' meme again

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...but it's not quite what the headlines would have you believe.

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Really, it isn't.

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Hands-free kits reduce radiation from mobile phones by about half, according to new research.

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Electromagnetic radiation from your mobile phone may impair your ability to make snap decisions, such as when driving a car, an Australian study shows, reports Optus.net via Engadget Mobile and Techdi

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Are you addicted to radiation? A vast source of information on the effects of electromagnetic fields on human health.

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Electromagnetic fields (EMFs) surround us every time we use electronic devices, such as cell phones and wireless Internet, have become a grave electro-pollution health problem. Discover the causes, ef

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