Exposure to radiation can be deadly if it is strong enough. This could happen during cancer treatments, exposure to nuclear ...

Radiation Research publishes articles dealing with radiation effects and related subjects in the areas of physics, chemistry, biology and medicine, including epidemiology and translational research.

Some microorganisms in high-dose radiation environments are rich in melanin, which sparked our interest in melanin’s role in ...

Shayenthiran Sreetharan, Christopher Thome, Sujeenthar Tharmalingam, Devon E. Jones, Adomas V. Kulesza, Neelam Khaper, Simon J. Lees, Joanna Y. Wilson, Douglas R. Boreham and T. C. Tai Reliable human ...

Bake them, freeze them, fire them from a gun or blast them into space: tardigrades can survive almost anything. Some experts ...

UPTON, NY – In deep space, protons are the most abundant type of charged particle. Therefore, before astronauts can safely travel far from Earth for long periods of time, it is important to know how ...

Space travel has always tested the human body by the effects of the new conditions of altered gravity on biological systems. It has long been known that continuous exposure to microgravity conditions ...

Tiny worms that live in the highly radioactive Chernobyl Exclusion Zone were found to be immune to radiation — which scientists hope could provide clues about why some humans develop cancer, while ...

Here on Earth, there are ever-present concerns related to the presence of radiation. Some have worried that we may be exposing ourselves to radiation from our many electronics, though thankfully, the ...