Radiation

19 Mar 2013

Tokyo Electric Power's bill for its Fukushima nuclear disaster may swell as more United States military personnel join a lawsuit charging the utility with lying about radiation levels they faced...

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Mobile phone radiation: it's better to be safe than sorry

11 Mar 2013

The second volume of a report that detailed the history of technologies later found to be harmful has sparked discussion over the possibility that mobile phones have cancer-causing radiation.

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Cosmic rays are last gasp of dying stars: scientists

17 Feb 2013

Though ubiquitous, the origin of cosmic rays has never been pinned down. Scientists have suggested that they could either come from the remains of supernovae, which are the violent explosions that...

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Japan's fish still radioactive from Fukushima nuclear disaster

27 Oct 2012

As the sun comes up over Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market, it is business as usual. Cranes are lifting the carcasses of rime-covered tuna from the holds of battered fishing boats.

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Thyroid growths found on Fukushima children

19 Jul 2012

A study on children in Fukushima prefecture has found that nearly 36 per cent have abnormal growths on their thyroids, although doctors say there is no link between the 'cluster' of cases and the...

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A safer alternative to the risks of X-rays

10 Jun 2012

Using ultrasound imaging to diagnose scoliosis - curvature of the spine - is a radiation-free alternative to traditional X-rays.

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Opinion

Michael Cox

The 1-2 punch heard around the world

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Wang Xiangwei

Placating graduates a work in progress

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Japan's food exporters tell us why we can breathe easy

Is Hong Kong's air pollution a bigger health threat than last year's radiation leakage from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant? That was the question posed at a recent dinner held in Hong Kong to...

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The story behind nuclear power

Nuclear power has been in the news a lot this year.

The Fukushima Daiichi disaster, where reactors melted down and released radioactivity, made many people question the future of...

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Science is for everyone

The Hong Kong leg of the global competition, FameLab, will hold its final round on Saturday at the Science Museum. Only one of the seven finalists will win the chance to represent the city to talk...

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Shenzhen X-ray scanners in subway radiation scare

Nearly 300 X-ray luggage scanners installed at Shenzhen underground stations in June have violated the mainland's radiation regulations and could increase cancer risks for children and pregnant...

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The WOW factor

Time-saving from Shu

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Crippled for life but still full of fight

Seventeen years ago, Song Xuewen graduated from a technical school and had just started his career as a pipeline repairman at a chemical factory in Jilin province. It was an enviable job.

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