Radiation

Balloon launches 'new way' to track space weather
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England
Posted
17 October
Radioactive wasp nest found at old US nuclear weapons site
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US & Canada
Posted
31 July
Is sunscreen bad for you? The myths and the facts
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BBC Bitesize
Posted
3 July 2024
Dogs helping detect radiation in Ukraine war
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England
Posted
5 February 2024
Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford. How the Radium Girls Fought Back. Audio, 41 minutes
Tim Harford and Kate Moore discuss how the "Radium Girls" took on their employers.
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BBC Sounds
Available for over a year
Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford. Glowing Peril: The Magical Glitter That Poisoned a City. Audio, 37 minutes
No-one saw this horrifying radiation accident coming. Should they have?
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BBC Sounds
Available for over a year
Bay cleared for visitors after radioactive clean-up
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Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
Posted
15 September 2023
Search for women in 1960s radioactive chapatis study
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Coventry & Warwickshire
Posted
25 August 2023
How do you clean all the sand on a radioactive beach?
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Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
Posted
12 November 2022
Absolute Genius with Dick and Dom. Series 2, Curie. Video, 28 minutes
Dick and Dom reveal the genius of Marie Curie, one of the most famous scientists ever.
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CBBC
Available for over a year
Chernobyl radiation damage 'not passed to children'
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Science & Environment
Posted
23 April 2021
Curious Cases. Series 17, The Martian Mission. Audio, 43 minutes
What would it take for humans to live on Mars? Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Nuclear power: Are we too anxious about the risks of radiation?
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Science & Environment
Posted
27 September 2020
Russia denies it is source of radiation spike
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Europe
Posted
28 June 2020
5G judged safe but faces tougher radiation rules
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Technology
Posted
11 March 2020
The best science long reads of 2019
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Science & Environment
Posted
29 December 2019
Radiation 16 times normal after blast, Russia says
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Europe
Posted
14 August 2019
Russians buy up iodine in rocket radiation scare
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Europe
Posted
9 August 2019
'Brief radiation spike' after explosion in Russia
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Europe
Posted
8 August 2019
Health Check. The Royal Society’s Health Innovations. Audio, 27 minutes
3D-printed bones and slug “glue” at the Royal Society
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
The Forum. Radioactivity: Friend or Foe? Audio, 41 minutes
Separating the benefits of radioactivity from its dangers
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Fallout: The Legacy of Chernobyl. Audio, 40 minutes
Nick Ross investigates the health impact of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Omnibus. The Dragon that Slew St George - Radioactivity. Audio, 27 minutes
A look at the effects of atmospheric atomic tests on the population of St George, Utah
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Science View. Space Environment. Audio, 4 minutes
How radiation levels and lack of gravity affects human beings
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year