Prenatal exposure to ultrasound waves may not be safe

Women over 65 most prone to cervical cancer

Regular screenings for the disease fall drastically with age

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UV trap

A flowery tale

Regulator’s failure in radiation mishap

Atomic energy board forgot gamma irradiators purchased before 1983  

Industry over public health

New DoT mobile tower guidelines fall short of meeting need of the hour

Mushrooms shield body from radiation

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Silk care to protect skin from UV rays

Under the killing sun

Troubleshooting

Daylight destruction

Rays of the rising sun burn a hole in the ozone layer every morning, claims a new study

Radiation blues

Genetically-modified plants can reveal radiation levels

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Cloud view clears up

Origin of aerosols dictates cloud shape

Scientists find link between surges of cosmic radiation from space and earthquakes

Ability to predict specific locations remains unclear at present

Danger zone

Cancer in children has increased following radioactive leakage from a plant in France

Real flower-power

Depleted uranium in Bosnia's water

Poisoned frogs?

Russian nuclear attack

Radioactive Russian weed gets out of hand

Protests over nuclear land in West Bengal

Science & Technology - Briefs

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