The monkeys were killed as agricultural pests, but for researchers like Suzuki, the animals are invaluable specimens to determine the effects of radiation from the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

Fukushima was the worst nuclear accident ... the U.N. Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR), which comprises 52 scientists from 27 countries, published an update ...

A symbol of hope or bad PR for Fukushima? Fukushima residents have ... on his chest displays the numbers "000" to show there is no radiation. "I wanted to make a work that encourages people ...

In the wake of the 2011 tsunami that caused a meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power ... Nissan was already testing its vehicles' radiation levels (pictured above), and the rest of ...

“They give us valuable novel information on the effects that radiation has on juvenile birds ... it is one of two human-free ...

Armed with measuring devices, groups of citizens are embracing science to monitor radioactive fallout — and regain control of lives upended by the 2011 meltdowns in Fukushima. Radiation from the ...

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power ... However, the company assured that no adverse effects had been detected on the health of its staff or ...

Uranium has been detected in nuclear fuel debris extracted from a Fukushima plant. The radioactive element ... and weighs 0.693 grams. Its radiation level measured 1-2 centimeters away stood at 8 ...

During the 1950s and 1960s, I remember the government-conducted Civil Defense drills in my school. We were told to climb under our school desks, duck down and cover our heads. We might have survived a ...

Radiation safety monitoring services are also provided to IAEA staff, experts, trainees and visitors to protect them from the harmful effects of ionizing radiation ... Assistance following the 2011 ...

While Fukushima fish farms have started to ... he's still worried there may be lingering effects from the radiation. Some retailers in Taiwan have the same hesitation. The owner of the Shuanglian ...