Yes, bananas are radioactive — but so are Brazil nuts, carrots, potatoes, beer, peanut butter, and lima beans. In fact, the Earth is filled with radioactive matter, and we're exposed to an unavoidable ...

Outdated radiation standards drive costs and public fear, stalling nuclear innovation. Science-based reforms could unlock advanced reactors and secure US energy leadership.

How real is the risk, how safe is that airplane flight? March 16, 2011 — -- Despite U.S. consumers' growing awareness of iodide pills, Geiger counters and emergency kits in the wake of Japan's ...