Bluefin Tuna Carry Radiation Across the Pacific

Staff / Truthdig May 29, 2012 Small amounts of radioactive cesium were detected in samples of bluefin tuna caught off the coast of California last summer, just five months after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster in Japan, a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Journal reports. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Japan Death Toll Estimate Rises Past 18,000

Staff / Truthdig Mar 22, 2011 Other international emergencies have clearly occurred in the 10 days since the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami hit Japan, but the crisis hasn't ended in one country just because the news cameras have roamed elsewhere in the meantime. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Democracy Now!’: Japan’s Growing Nuclear Threat

Staff / Truthdig Mar 16, 2011 On Tuesday's "Democracy Now!" broadcast, Japan's burgeoning nuclear crisis was once again the most pressing issue of the day, as experts urged Japanese authorities to expand the evacuation areas around volatile reactors. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Explosion at Japanese Nuclear Plant

Staff / Truthdig Mar 14, 2011 A large explosion has occurred at the Unit 3 reactor at Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant The explosion included a large orange flash, which indicates that it was likely the result of a hydrogen detonation This explosion follows the partial destruction of the Unit 1 containment building in a previous hydrogen explosion. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Hot New Tourist Destination: Chernobyl

Staff / Truthdig Dec 14, 2010 The Ukrainian government is planning to invite tourists inside the 30-mile exclusion zone to get up close and personal with nuclear disaster The ministry of emergency situations says visitors should be safe -- provided they don’t wander (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A One-Shot Treatment for Breast Cancer

Staff / Truthdig Jun 6, 2010 British researchers have demonstrated that a single, targeted dose of radiation in treating breast cancer can be just as effective as the prolonged course of radiotherapy that is commonly used to treat the disease. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Time to Get Off the Tanning Bed

Staff / Truthdig Jul 29, 2009 Tanning salons everywhere might want to start broadening their business horizons, as cancer experts have just put tanning beds in the same category as arsenic and mustard gas when it comes to the whole probably-will-kill-you factor. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

No Cancer Risk From Cell Phones

Staff / Truthdig Dec 17, 2006 Researchers from the Danish Institute of Cancer Epidemiology have found that cell phone use does not increase the risk of cancer. The study looked at more than 420,000 cell users, some 56,000 of whom had used a mobile phone for more than 10 years. (h/t: Engadget Mobile) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

An Inconveniently Smelly Truth

Staff / Truthdig Aug 21, 2006 A Nobel laureate has proposed shooting sulfur into the atmosphere as an emergency measure to curb global warming. The short-term fix would not solve the problem, but would buy some time by temporarily reflecting some of the sun's energy away from the planet. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )