‘Geoengineering could be catastrophic for the planet’

Scientists warn about the perils of tackling global warming with geoengineering

Radioactive waste in Congolese river

Letters

Strong evidence to link RF radiations to various health disorders: Bioinitiative Report

Earlier report of 2007 had dwelt mainly on carcinogenicity of such radiations

Two workers exposed to nuclear radiation at Kota

Health hazards unlikely says Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited

Letters

Chernobyl

Twenty years ago -- on April 26, 1986 -- the biggest nuclear disaster happened in Chernobyl, in what was then the Soviet Union, when a chain …

Website review: electronetwork.org

If you thought of electromagnetism as something that only served to light up your home and run a thousand gadgets, think again. Our reality, be …

A new technique to control laser intensity

Indian scientists have developed a technique that uses electromagnetic radiation to manipulate the intensity of laser beams.

How much radiation damage do astronauts really suffer in space?

Astronauts get the equivalent of a lethal x-ray dose during a six-month stay at the ISS. We don't have to worry too much though.

That toaster could give you cancer

Scientists are embroiled in a controversy on whether electromagnetic fields generated by power lines and household electrical devices can cause cancer

From beyond the back of

If some recent findings hold water, the mysterious gamma ray blasts emanate from the most distant celestial objects

This new composite material can absorb electromagnetic radiation

A team of Indian scientists has now developed a new room temperature composite that exhibits high absorption of EMI in the high-frequency range

Dumping right

At last, Russia signs an agreement to tackle the massive radiation pollution in its sea and land

Bombshell for Iraqi electronic equipment

The US forces may use a new 'e-bomb' during the invasion of Iraq as part of the 21st century blitzkrieg designed to render Saddam Hussein's …

Innocent humans as guinea pigs

Documents have revealed that the US clandestinely conducted several radioactivity experiments on unsuspecting patients.

Slow born on the atomic fast track

In February this year, the United States government publicly admitted to carrying out nuclear radiation tests on completely innocent human guinea pigs

Quest for speed

Scientists claim to have sent pulses of microwaves over a one-metre distance at speeds that are 5-10 per cent faster than the speed of light

Mobile disruption

There is evidence that people using cellular telephones may develop strange diseases linked to memory loss

Bad blood

A hypothesis that radiation from a nuclear plant caused leukaemia in the children of its employees has been trashed

Cosmic radiations originate in earth's galaxy

Latest satellite observations provide an answer to the long-standing query: What is the source of cosmic rays -- high energy radiations -- that …

Nucleus of disaster

Are the recent accidents at the Tarapur nuclear facility early warnings of a catastrophe in the making?

Surprise rays from a comet

First ever X -ray emission by a comet has excited several astrophysicists who are optimistic of bringing some more dark areas of the universe …

Hope for Earth

We are producing less CFCs - the main agent for ozone depletion. That, say experts, is a good sign

Stellar showbiz

Still a source of wonder for some, no great shakes for others, the recent total solar eclipse was a memorable spectacle