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From 1946 to 1993, the UK, France, Switzerland and others dumped 200,000 radioactive waste barrels in the Atlantic. Decades later, scientists are investigating the potential radioactive threat.From 1946 to 1993, several European nations including the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, and German...- Nagasaki marks 81st atomic bomb anniversary as mayor says nuclear deterrence only increases riskNagasaki commemorated the atomic bombing's 81st anniversary with its mayor calling nuclear weapons absolute evil. He urged Japan's governme...
- Quote of the Day by Salman Rushdie: ‘When a reader falls in love with a book, it leaves its…’ - Why some stories never leave us, even after the final pageQuote of the Day by Salman Rushdie: Books offer solace and reshape understanding of life's complex emotions. Salman Rushdie's quote highlig...
- Chernobyl, 40 years since disaster: five things to knowUkraine on Sunday marks the 40th anniversary of the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant -- the worst civilian nuclear disaster i...
- Attack on Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant would be a 'war crime': Says envoy to IAEAIsrael and the United States have long accused Iran of having ambitions to build a nuclear weapon, with US President Donald Trump claiming ...
- 'World near tipping point': Study warns about a deadly fungus that could kill millionsA concerning study reveals that the deadly fungus Aspergillus, known for causing severe lung infections, may spread across continents due t...
- Soviet spacecraft bound for Venus got stuck in Earth's orbit for 50 years and now threatens usKosmos 482, a Soviet spacecraft from 1972, is returning to Earth. The mission to Venus failed, trapping the spacecraft in Earth's orbit. No...
- ‘City under the ice’: NASA unearths hidden Cold War era US military base 100 feet beneath GreenlandNASA’s recent radar survey over Greenland has uncovered Camp Century, a Cold War-era U.S. military base buried beneath 100 feet of ice. The...
- China develops groundbreaking nuclear battery that can last 50 years without chargingBetavolt's first nuclear battery yields 100 microwatts at 3V, with dimensions measuring a mere 15x15x5 cubic millimeters. The company aims ...
- 'Oppenheimer' sheds new light on the legacies of the Manhattan Project: Nuclear legacy, public health hazards, and governmental secrecyAs Christopher Nolan's film "Oppenheimer" brings attention to the creation of nuclear weapons during World War II, the consequences of the ...
- 'Doomsday Clock' set at 90 seconds to midnight amid Ukraine crisis"Russia's war on Ukraine has raised profound questions about how states interact, eroding norms of international conduct that underpin succ...
- Nukes not an option, says India after Russian defence minister dials Rajnath SinghLast month, Putin issued a thinly veiled threat that Moscow could exercise the option of using nuclear weapons to defend Russian territory ...
- Russian Defence Minister Shoigu conveys his concerns about 'dirty bomb' to Rajnath Singh"On October 26, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, Rajnath Singh discussed the situation in Ukraine. Sergei Shoigu conveyed his concer...
- Nuclear weapons a 'loaded gun' that humanity is playing with, UN chief warns in HiroshimaAround 140,000 people died when Hiroshima was bombed by the United States on August 6, 1945, a toll that includes those who perished after ...
- Is it green, or forever toxic? Nuclear rift at climate talksAs negotiators plot out how to fuel the world while also reducing carbon emissions at climate talks in Scotland, nuclear power is a central...
- Novel Indian technology helps cut risk of dirty bombs: BARC Director K N VyasIn this interview, BARC Director K N Vyas enlists what India has done to contain and minimise threat of dirty bombs so that Indians can rem...
- Top MEA, DAE officials trash reports of secret nuke city, radioactive leaksTop government officials termed them as "deliberate distortion of facts" and asserted the country's nuclear establishment followed high saf...
- Japan detects abnormal radiation levels in foodJapan has detected abnormal levels of radiation in milk and spinach near a stricken nuclear plant, but the foods pose no immediate threat t...
- Japan warned of possible nuclear leak from US subJapan's Foreign Ministry says the U.S. Navy has warned that a nuclear sub may have had radioactive leaks during recent port calls in southe...
- Final chapter of this spy thriller yet to be writtenIt’s a murder mystery filled with intrigue reminiscent of the Cold War - there’s a retired Russian spy poisoned by a radioactive substance,...
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