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May 04, 2021
Ultra-powerful X-rays are helping physicists understand Chernobyl
Researchers may soon be able to harness X-rays to analyze tiny grains of impenetrable nuclear waste.
Nov 22, 2016
A tsunami near Fukushima rattled Japan, but damage is minimal
Shaking loose recent memories
Feb 23, 2016
Fukushima: Five Years Later
Japan is still cleaning up one of the world's worst nuclear disasters. Here's how far it has come—and how far it has yet to go.
Jul 25, 2014
Fukushima Monkeys Have Fewer Blood Cells Than Monkeys Elsewhere, Study Finds
But, as with many nuclear-disaster health studies, the findings, and what they mean, are controversial.
Mar 29, 2013
Google Street View Shows Abandoned Fukushima Town
Google worked with the town's mayor to show the world a place that hasn't been able to recover from the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster.
Dec 31, 2012
How The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Made Kids Fat
Kids in Fukushima are now the most overweight in Japan. Here's why.
Aug 14, 2012
Mutant Butterflies are Turning Up in Japan’s Nuclear Disaster Zone
The first serious indications of the ecosystem impact of the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan are in, and they’re troubling....
