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French uranium mine leaves 20 million tonnes of radioactive waste in Niger

Niger’s northern town of Arlit has been left wallowing in 20 million tonnes of radioactive waste after a uranium mine run by French company Orano (formerly Areva) closed down. People living in the area are exposed to levels of radiation above the limits recommended by health experts.

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Fukushima to release contaminated water – an expert explains why this could be the best option

Over ten years ago, a tsunami triggered a disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant on Japan’s east coast. After the accident, large amounts of radioactivity contaminated the ocean leading to the imposition of a marine exclusion zone and huge reputational damage to the regional fishing industry.

The Conversation

What to know about cellphone radiation

A guide to some of the most common health questions people ask about cellphone radiation

Salon

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Lethal radiation from space played role in Earth’s biggest mass extinction, study finds

Radiation may have made plants less easily digestible, creating even more hostile environment for herbivores, study says

The Independent UK

Lethal UV radiation pulse from space played important role in Earth’s biggest mass extinction event – study

Radiation may have made plants less easily digestible, creating even more hostile environment for herbivores, study says

The Independent UK

Age-checking child asylum seekers with X-rays could put them at risk, experts warn

Advisers say it could put them at risk from radiation and cause distress and said no checks could predict an age "with precision"

Wales Online

The ozone layer is on track to recover in the coming decades, the United Nations says

The ozone layer is a thin shield in the stratosphere that protects humans and the environment from harmful levels of the sun's ultraviolet radiation.

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Earth’s ozone layer is healing, UN report finds

The depleted ozone layer that shields Earth from harmful UV radiation will be healed by mid-century, a new United Nations report stated on Monday.

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UN Says Ozone Layer Slowly Healing, Hole to Mend by 2066

Earth’s protective ozone layer is slowly but noticeably healing at a pace that would fully mend the hole over Antarctica in about 43 years, a new United Nations report says. A once-every-four-years scientific assessment found recovery in progress, more than 35 years after every nation in the world agreed to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kromek Group seals $800k deal with US customer for key 'dirty bomb' detectors

The deal comes less than a month after Kromek sealed a new deal with US distributor Smiths Detection

Birmingham Post

‘Sunscreen’ in ancient pollen ‘points to mass extinction caused by UV radiation’

Experts analysed pollen from 250 million years ago, around the time when close to 80% of the planet’s species disappeared.

The Independent UK

North East tech innovator Kromek seals new deal with US giant Smiths Detection

The deal extends Kromek's distribution agreement with the supplier of security screening kit

Birmingham Post

Court denies govt aid for Nagasaki A-bomb survivors children

A Japanese court has rejected a damages suit filed by a group of children of Nagasaki atomic bombing survivors seeking eligibility for government support for medical costs, saying hereditary radiation impact has not been proven

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war: Putin says ‘agreement will have to be reached’ to end conflict – as it happened

Russian president says negotiations to end war likely to be necessary but he is wary following Minsk agreements

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The Conversation

There's a serious ethical problem with some sunscreen testing methods – and you're probably not aware of it

As summer approaches, we need to start remembering to slip on sun-protective clothing, slop on sunscreen, slap on a hat, seek shade where possible, and slide on sunglasses.

The Times of India

Things to keep in mind if you are allergic to sunscreen

Sunscreen helps protect the body from the damaging effects of ultraviolet (UV) radiation. These effects include premature skin aging and skin cancer. Nowadays there are many different options for sunscreens .

Bangkok Post

Cancer, the on-going health crisis

Cancer is less of a death sentence these days and though it remains a daunting challenge in life, increasingly robust help is at hand

Asharq Al-Awsat

Renewed Shelling Threatens Key Ukrainian Nuclear Plant

Powerful explosions from shelling shook Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, the site of Europe's largest nuclear power plant, the global nuclear watchdog said Sunday, calling for "urgent measures to help prevent a nuclear accident" in the Russian-occupied facility. Rafael Mariano Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said multiple…

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Ukraine nuclear plant shelled, U.N. warns: 'You're playing with fire!'

Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is under Russian control, was rocked by shelling on Sunday, drawing condemnation from the U.N. nuclear watchdog which said such attacks risked a major disaster.

Salon

How NASA is going back to the Moon

Following numerous delays, Artemis 1 launched, marking one small step for future Moon missions

The Texas Tribune

For months, almost no one knew Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner had cancer

Turner, 68, revealed earlier this month that he underwent treatment for bone cancer in June. He is “cancer-free” as of last week, the mayor told The Texas Tribune during his first interview about his health.

Birmingham Post

North East deals of the week: key investments, contracts and acquisitions

Companies featuring in this week's round-up include Emmex Freight Services, Sugarcoat, Siemens Energy and Monument Real Estate

The Conversation

Tempted to buy a UV light disinfection gadget? Some can be dangerous – here's what you need to know

The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed many of our behaviours and attitudes towards infection control.

Bangkok Post

Beating breast cancer

Breast cancer incidence has been steadily increasing over the past few decades in Asia, according to data from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), due to various environmental, demographic, and reproductive factors. It ranks as the most common malignancy in females in most countries. The lifetime risk of…

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'My nuclear test vet dad was so ill - he had no proof but government had it all along'

Following the death of Squadron Leader Terry Gledhill in 2015, his daughter Jane O’Connor found his account of Operation Grapple, a series of nine bombs that led to a thermonuclear weapon

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