Radiation risk can be measured, understood and controlled in ways that keep people safe, including from contaminated foods.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Scott L. Montgomery is a geologist who writes about energy issues. Fear of radiation is a staple of the post-WWII era. Assumptions ...

They present a compelling story of radiation, mutation and survival against the odds. But the underlying science didn’t ...

The rise of a new generation of radiotherapies means we will soon need much greater quantities of radioactive atoms. That's ...

Uncle Sam conducted several pointless and destructive experiments on his own people during the Cold War. The most infamous was MKUltra, the CIA's project to develop procedures for mind control using ...

Even without accidents, radiation is everywhere, pouring from the sun and rocks. It is measurable in bananas, computer monitors and granite kitchen countertops. Yet it makes people uneasy: Three years ...