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I was burned by a contaminated mosquito at Chernobyl
Finally, I made the most reasonable option possible: take a used paper towel in my pocket, grab the mosquito and then put it back in my pocket.
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Why did the Chernobyl atomic disaster not kill all plant species?
Chernobyl atomic disaster caused thousands of people to get cancer, turning a once-populated area into a ghost city and creating an isolated area of 2600km².
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The mystery behind the world's most dangerous object
A mass of about 3m ugly radioactive material with a wrinkled surface, like bark and glass, was formed during the Chernobyl disaster in April 1986 named 'death heart' - t…
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New discovery of the history of agriculture in Eurasia
According to a new survey of radioisotope data from the Eurasian continent, agriculture here was born earlier than scientists thought.
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As many as 10 reactors make the scientific community fear the Chernobyl disaster again
The reactors of the same type that caused the Chernobyl disaster are still in operation, though improved in quality and safety.
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The risk of 'nuclear coffin' on the ocean leaks disaster
The nuclear coffin designed to store nuclear waste, could be leaked in the Pacific, UN Secretary General expressed concern.
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The young and ambitious female engineer created carbon-free electricity
The ambition of a young engineer is to use nuclear reactions to produce carbon-free electricity at a cheaper cost than coal and extremely environmentally friendly.
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New discovery of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster effect
This remarkable new finding contradicts official statistics about the 'Away area', where many species suffer from adverse radioactive effects during the accident, thus l…
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Detecting huge amounts of nuclear stored in Earth's glaciers
The most recent study presented at this year's European Union of Scientific Geological Union shows that radioactive debris stored in glaciers can actually become a time…
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Important discovery: The first decay observation of the Higgs particle
On August 28, 2018, scientists worked at the world's largest particle accelerator project LHC, at the European Nuclear Research Center (CERN - Geneva, Switzerland), anno…
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Nuclear disaster from a stolen medical device
In 1985, IGR moved to a new facility, leaving some medical equipment, including a box made of lead and steel, containing one capsule of cesium chloride, purchased and us…
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What happens if you eat uranium?
You will find lots of similar keywords between the elements on the periodic table and the ingredients in the foods. Potassium, iron, calcium and more.
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The most atomic bombing place on the planet: 10,000 years of danger!
Seven decades ago, with the first test of nuclear weapons in history, the United States brought humanity into the era of extremely fierce atomic.
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The Devil's core - the nuclear radioactive core has killed two scientists
A deadly bomb in the form of a harmless sphere.
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Death watches in 1920: the manipulator does not die and is disabled
Have you ever thought about wearing a watch only to make yourself in danger? This will happen, if your watch was built in the United States in the 1920s.