radioactive
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He was the first to have shape-shifting powers, which he gained after encountering a mysterious radioactive pool of protoplasm.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
Drawing on his training, he took some fabric, wet it and put it across the apartment entrance as a precaution to catch radioactive dust, he adds.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
In this study, researchers successfully recreated a key step in the process by observing proton capture on radioactive arsenic-73 for the first time.
From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026
Earth's magnetosphere offers some protection against radioactive cosmic rays and solar particles to the orbiting ISS, but no such cover on the Moon.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
All of the soil on the site, full of radioactive dust, had been paved over to prevent it from becoming airborne.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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