If a major disaster like Fukushima or Chornobyl ever happens again, the world would know almost straight away, thanks to an array of government and DIY radiation-monitoring programs running globally.

Far beneath the Black Hills of South Dakota, a tank of liquid xenon is quietly recording some of the faintest signals in the ...

Carbon monoxide can be deadly. Every year, over 400 people in the U.S. die unintentionally from CO poisoning, and more than 100,000 wind up in emergency rooms, according to the Centers for Disease ...

Understanding neutrinos reshapes how scientists view the birth and fate of the Universe. If CP violation in neutrinos is confirmed, it could explain why matter survived the Big Bang. The techniques ...

1 School of Science, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, China 2 Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Numerical Prediction for Space Storm, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, China The radiation ...

Deep underground in southern China, there is a 20,000-ton tank of liquid that can detect neutrinos. Named JUNO, the detector's first results are in — and they're very promising. When you purchase ...

T.J. Thomson receives funding from the Australian Research Council. He is an affiliate with the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision Making & Society. Aaron J. Snoswell receives research ...

Keeping your home and family safe from fire and carbon monoxide hazards starts with proper detection. Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors are essential tools that save lives by providing early ...

Scientists have developed a fully transparent skin sensor that accurately measures UV radiation, detecting light and converting it to electrical signals. So when the Sun's rays reach damaging levels, ...

ST. LUCIE COUNTY — The school district is immediately starting random, unannounced deployment of metal detectors at its schools, officials announced in an Oct. 23 Facebook post. The metal detectors ...

Editor’s note: This article is published after the passing away of Dan Hirsch. The draft manuscript was prepared by all authors. It has been lightly edited for style, length, and clarity. In May, ...

Radar detectors are pretty simple. They detect when a cop is shooting radar at you, and warn you — often just too late — to slow down. Sometimes you're lucky enough to catch a cop early, but other ...