Tag Archives: Chernobyl
Chernobyl mold could shield astronauts from deep-space radiation
Roku will stream the first season of ‘Game of Thrones’ for free
If you and your nearest and dearest have been meaning to check out Game of Thrones but haven't gotten around to it yet (or don't have an HBO subscription), you can stream the first season for free on Roku over the holiday season. The monstrously popu...
HBO will let you stream full episodes of fan-favorite shows for free
If you're hunting for something new to watch, you may have looked to Twitter for suggestions. The site often serves as a human-powered recommendation tool for new TV shows and movies, with fanbases of shows like Game of Thrones and Big Little Lies tw...
Is it time we gave nuclear power another chance?
350 parts per million. That's the figure scientists agree is the "safe" upper limit of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere. Beyond that point, it's increasingly likely that our planet will become inhospitable for the humans that cling to its surface. Cr...
Chernobyl’s uninhabitable land is the home of a new solar plant
In 1986, the world experienced its worst nuclear disaster to date when an accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exposed large swaths of Europe and the Soviet Union to radioactive material. The area around the now defunct plant is uninhabitabl...
ICYMI: Eye surgery, bot style
Today on In Case You Missed It: The Axsis microsurgery robot is designed to work remotely so that doctors can more minutely control the removal of cataracts. The machine can't cut too deeply into the cornea since it's designed to avoid that most...
Another Chernobyl or Fukushima Is Possible
Catastrophic nuclear accidents like Chernobyl disaster that took place in 1986 and the more recent Japan's Fukushima disasters in 2011 may not be relics of the past. But the risk of such disasters...
Chernobyl site could be rebuilt as a massive solar farm
A new proposal from the Ukrainian government hopes to turn part of the wasteland around the world's largest nuclear disaster into a 60 square km solar and renewable energy park. As the Guardian reports today, the Ukraine is currently seeking funding...
Chernobyl Study Proves Regional Vegetation is still Extant
It’s been quite some time since that fateful day approximately three decades ago when the nuclear reactor leaked deadly radiation at Chernobyl thereby wreaking havoc on half the global atmosphere....