Ants may be small, but they are quite rugged, especially in the face of extreme stressful situations like nuclear radiation. While human beings are known to be adversely affected by illness and health ...

First study to show molecular effects of phone radiation on humans reveals protein changes after a one-hour phone call RADIATION from cellphones is too weak to heat biological tissue or break chemical ...

Tardigrades, the eight-legged creatures, are among the toughest organisms on Earth, capable of surviving in the most extreme conditions One of their most extraordinary abilities is their incredible ...

Meet Deinococcus radiodurans — one of the toughest bacterium on Earth. This bacteria can survive exposure to extreme radiation levels. Surprisingly, these microorganisms can tolerate thousands of ...

Keck Graduate Institute (KGI), a member of The Claremont Colleges, has been awarded a significant grant from the Department of Energy to investigate the effects of low-dose radiation on human beings.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Bdelloid rotifers shrug off radiation doses that would ...

It has been over two years since the National Toxicology Program (NTP) released partial findings from a long-term study of the effects of cellphone radiofrequency radiation (RFR) on mice and rats. As ...

A crew bound for Mars would spend months beyond the strongest protection offered by Earth’s magnetic field. During that ...