Dec 15th, 2008 · As a government report warns the risk is rising, a team of nuclear safety officials is using advanced radiation detection equipment to help local nuclear material hidden in places like parking lots. They plan to use it at the presidential inauguration.
Sep 8th, 2008 · The British Antarctic Survey is seeking a plumber for its Bird Island research station, home to roughly 10 people during the summer, including scientists. According to the agency's job posting, the plumber must be familiar with such things as "conventional radiator central heating" — and presumably know his or her way around a frozen pipe.
Aug 7th, 2008 · The singer-songwriter played from her most recent album, the personal and poetic Black Cadillac, in a multimedia performance of songs that radiate reflection and mourning. In the process, she tapped into the legendary oeuvre of her late father, Johnny Cash.
Jul 8th, 2008 · A new drug to fight kidney cancer exploits a gene defect in cancerous cells, tricking them into killing themselves. Kidney cancer historically hasn't responded well to treatments such as radiation and chemotherapy.
Jun 2nd, 2008 · Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was to undergo surgery on Monday at Duke University Medical Center two weeks after he was diagnosed with an especially lethal type of brain cancer. Kennedy said in a statement that the procedure, which was due to begin at 9 a.m. ET, would be "targeted surgery followed by chemotherapy and radiation."
May 7th, 2008 · Despite the breakup of singers Cesar Alvarez and Sammy Tunis, the pair practically radiates chemistry in The Lisps' fun sing-along "Ann Marie," while drummer Eric Farber and bassist Jeremy Hoevenaar match their energy beat for beat.
Jan 31st, 2008 · Officials are investigating why a train en route to Iran from Kyrgyzstan was carrying radioactive cargo. The amount of cesium-137 was not enough to make a weapon. But experts are asking how the train crossed two borders equipped with radiation detectors.
Dec 18th, 2007 · NASA observatories have discovered a fight brewing in a galaxy far, far away. It seems a black hole is pummeling a small, nearby star cluster with a jet of highly charged radiation.