radiation
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The old guard held that the universe was eternal and unchanging, but in 1965 Arno Penzias and Robert Woodrow Wilson discovered the faint background radiation left over from the cosmos’ earliest moments.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
An unclaimed drone struck an electrical generator on Sunday near the Arab world's first nuclear power plant in Barakah in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, triggering a fire but causing no injuries nor radiation leak.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
After the removal of a cancerous salivary gland tumor, Wing’s oncologist recommended chemotherapy and radiation.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
Their research pointed to a key factor: the way CO2 molecules interact with infrared light, also known as longwave radiation.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
By law, Japanese nuclear workers could not be exposed to more than 50 mSv of radiation per year.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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