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HARRISBURG, Pa.- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has concluded that water runoff coming from the state's landfills does not pose a radiation risk to residents. On Friday, ...

These common myths about Bluetooth can confuse how you use your devices. Here's what to question before assuming how it works ...

Whether hitting the gym, walking the dog, or hopping on a bike, many people are wearing headphones. But with Bluetooth ...

The human body is often described as a marvel of “perfect design”: elegant, efficient and finely tuned for its purpose. Yet, when we look closer, a rather different picture emerges. Far from being a ...

Frequent flyers and airline crews face a higher risk of radiation exposure from the sun. The risk is greatest on flights at high altitudes, over the poles or during solar events. Radiation exposure ...

Scott Solomon is a biologist and professor at Rice University and the author of “Becoming Martian: How Living in Space Will Change Our Bodies and Minds.” When Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and ...

From outer space to down here on Earth, there are many places where ionizing radiation levels are high enough that they effectively bar access for humans, but also make life miserable for anything ...

Highly anticipated: A team in Japan has developed a Wi-Fi receiver capable of operating in the extreme radiation inside nuclear reactors, an advance that could help robotics teams safely decommission ...

The Department of Health and Human Services will is introducing a first-of-its-kind program to study microplastics and the effect they have on the human body, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.