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- In 1898, Marie Curie spent years handling glowing materials by hand and changed modern physics foreverMarie Curie and her husband Pierre discovered polonium and radium in 1898. Their work changed physics, showing atoms were not stable. Radio...07 May, 2026, 04.33 PM IST
- DRDO chief inaugurates CBRN training lab in Delhi to tackle threats know what they areThe Defence Research and Development Organisation has opened a new Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear field training centre in ...06 May, 2026, 07.08 PM IST
- Tales of tunnels underneath village prove to be true, a Group of Researchers Found a Tunnel System Beneath a Village, But No One Knows Who Built ThemMysterious tunnels in Bloxham, Oxfordshire, once dismissed as legend, are now being investigated. A local society formed in 2024 found evid...06 May, 2026, 06.47 PM IST
- Iran accuses UN nuclear watchdog of inaction, warns of risk from attacksIran's nuclear chief has criticized the UN nuclear watchdog for its inaction. He stated that this lack of decisive action emboldens attacks...06 Apr, 2026, 03.04 PM IST
- Iran accuses IAEA of "clear complicity" over silence on US-Israeli strikes against nuclear sitesIran's nuclear agency has accused the International Atomic Energy Agency of complicity. This follows the agency's silence on recent militar...04 Apr, 2026, 10.07 AM IST
- Did You Know: Bananas are radioactive — But don’t worry, they won’t turn you into The Hulk!Did You Know: An unusual yet scientifically accurate fact about one of the world’s most beloved fruits is drawing curiosity: bananas are mi...19 Feb, 2026, 11.02 AM IST
- Radioactive wasp nest with 10x radiation found at Savannah River Nuclear Site; is the public at risk?Radioactive wasp nest was found at the Savannah River Site. The nest had high radiation levels. It was discovered during a routine inspecti...02 Aug, 2025, 02.05 PM IST
- US EPA faces legal challenge over radioactive waste use in Florida road projectThe US Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, is facing a lawsuit from the Centre for Biological Diversity for approving a road project e...04 Mar, 2025, 07.13 PM IST
- Worker at Fukushima nuclear plant detected with elevated radiation levelsAt Fukushima's nuclear plant, a worker exhibited heightened radiation levels in their nose, indicating potential exposure during tasks. Thi...16 Dec, 2023, 08.30 AM IST
- Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' illuminates radium watches' dark historyChristopher Nolan's upcoming movie 'Oppenheimer' features actors wearing glow-in-the-dark watches depicting the vintage era. The watches us...29 Jul, 2023, 12.29 PM IST
- If bananas are 'mildly radioactive', so are human bodies also radioactive despite us not being superheroes?Bananas contain high levels of potassium, and a small amount of this is radioactive.04 Nov, 2022, 07.25 PM IST
- IAEA calls extraordinary meeting to discuss UkraineAlso on Sunday the IAEA said it had been informed by Ukraine that "missiles hit the site of a radioactive waste disposal facility in Kiev o...28 Feb, 2022, 11.30 AM IST
- ISIS preparing dirty bomb: ReportIslamic State terrorists in Iraq may have stolen a case of extremely radioactive material, which they could fashion into a so-called dirty ...18 Feb, 2016, 07.37 PM IST
- IGI airport scare: No leak of radioactive substance, say AERB, Delhi governmentThe authorities at the airport had cordoned off the cargo area and all the staff have been evacuated. The cargo operations were also suspen...29 May, 2015, 08.14 PM IST
- Radioactive leak at Indira Gandhi International Airport's cargo terminalThe leak was found in a medical consignment, a source at the airport said, adding that site had been cordoned off by emergency services.29 May, 2015, 05.14 PM IST
- IAEA concerned over high rate of nuclear theftsMohamed ElBaradei, the chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency, has said in a speech that the number of reports of nuclear or radio...28 Oct, 2008, 03.09 PM IST
- Platform on Shipbreaking challenges clean chit to 'Blue lady'Platform on Shipbreaking, a consortium of labour and trade unions, today questioned the clean chit given by a committee of technical expert...25 Jul, 2007, 09.00 PM IST
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