Qatar’s Radiation Landscape: Soils Stay Safe While Oil-Field Sludge Raises Red Flags
A systematic review of four decades of measurements shows Qatar's soils, sediments, and building materials pose minimal radiological risk, while ...
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Microbes and Plants Offer a Greener Way to Lock Away Plutonium
A new review details how bacteria, fungi, and plants can sequester, transform, or immobilize plutonium, offering a sustainable alternative to ...
Hidden Radiation in Nigeria’s River Sediments: Thorium Emerges as the Silent Threat
A comprehensive survey of 274 soil and sediment samples from Jebba, Nigeria, reveals that stream sediments accumulate hazardous levels of ...
Burning Coal Quietly Multiplies Its Natural Radioactivity Sixfold, Study Finds
A paired coal-ash study shows that burning hard coal concentrates natural radionuclides roughly sixfold, making combustion residues radiologically distinct materials ...
Common Plantain Leaves Reveal How Soils Pass Radioactive Cesium to Herbal Medicines
A new study of greater plantain in Russia's Voronezh Region quantifies how natural and artificial radionuclides move from soil into ...
Radioactive Contaminants Exceed Safety Limits in Nigerian Borehole Water, Study Warns
A new study of borehole water in Benin City and Ogwa, Nigeria finds that potassium-40 and thorium-232 exceed international safety ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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