Among the many science toys that have fallen out of fashion since we started getting nervous around things like mercury, chlorinated hydrocarbons, and radiation is the spinthariscope, which let people ...

Naturally occurring radioactive elements are substances whose atomic nuclei are unstable. To become stable, these nuclei spontaneously break down, or decay, by releasing energy in the form of ...

A radioactive contamination scandal in Banten, Indonesia, has left local workers like Sakinah and Roni jobless and exposed to health risks after Cesium-137 was traced to factories in the Modern ...

Wende Zomnir helped build Urban Decay into a top-selling makeup brand in the mid-1990s. Her two boys came to her office after school, and family conversations often centered on business. She started ...

While 1920s soda shops offered a plethora of sweet treats, nearby pharmacies served their own tinctures—like Radithor, certified radioactive water. Image: LMPC / Contributor / Getty Images Get the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Radioactive contamination at an Indonesian industrial site may have caused massive recalls of frozen shrimp sold ...

Nearly 18,000 bags of frozen Kroger cooked shrimp were among the recalls. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expanding its warning about radioactive shrimp, recalling more brands due to possible ...

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. U.S. authorities detected the substance ...

There have been many snake-oil automotive products over the years, promising to deliver better performance and fuel economy, and nearly all were based on science as shaky as that of the mythical ...

As you’ve probably already heard, the Food and Drug Administration has issued a recall warning for bags of frozen shrimp sold under Walmart’s “Great Value” brand over concerns about radioactive ...

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The first radioactive nest was reported in early July. Several radioactive wasp nests have been found in South Carolina at a site that used to produce parts for nuclear weapons, according to officials ...