SCIENCE

The disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power stations in Japan could have long-lasting effects that go beyond the radiation exposure measured directly from the site, according to one anti-nuclear group.

The everyday reality of mild-to-serious doses of harmful radiation that people everywhere in the world are exposed to pops into limelight only when a possible Armageddon shakes everyone up! Following is a sneak peek into some of the ways in which human beings are exposed to radiation in their everyday lives:

Leading Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun has said in an editorial the worsening nuclear crisis is comparable to the Chernobyl disaster, saying four nuclear reactors standing in a line are simultaneously spinning out of control.

The Japanese earthquake shook the Earth so violently that it likely moved it from its axis and shortened the day.

A worker on the space shuttle Endeavour fell to his death this morning on the launch pad.

The radiation level at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, which was hit by the earthquake, has exceeded the legal limit on Sunday, posing extreme danger to the people in a multi-kilometer radius and spawning long-term environmental hazards.

Volcanic eruptions are usually associated with Hawaii, but they are as great a danger -- perhaps more so -- in the continental U.S.

Scientists are reporting an important step toward development of a universal blood product that would eliminate the need to type blood to match donor and recipient for transfusion.

The Space Shuttle Endeavour prepares for its final mission today, moving from the Vehicle Assembly Building to the launch pad.

Data from NASA satellites shows both the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are melting faster, and making them a bigger contributor to sea level rise.

Researchers have created a robot that has the ability to subtly get someone’s attention when it is being ignored.

A report from The Royal Academy of Engineering says developed nations have become too reliant on global navigation satellite systems.

Researchers say they have developed a technique to determine the authorship of anonymous emails, which often are gateways to cyber crime.

The Discovery spends its last full day in space with some live music and routine check ups.

William Shatner gives the the crew members of the space shuttle Discovery and its crew members an epic wake up call.

The crew of the space shuttle Discovery gets a message from Captain Kirk.

Lady Gaga has apparently threatened to sue the makers of ice cream - titled Baby Gaga - made from human breast milk.

“Life on Earth may [actually] have come from other planets,” stated an article in The Journal of Cosmology based on the findings of Dr. Richard B. Hoover.

A new technology, originally used for plant growth experiments on space shuttles, can reduce the pain that comes from chemotherapy.

In the wake of the failure of the Glory mission, NASA is setting up a mishap investigation board to find out what happened.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the leading global risks for mortality in the world are high blood pressure, tobacco use, high blood glucose, physical inactivity, and overweight and obesity.

President Obama tells Discovery astronauts talks about the Discovery shuttle and gives ISS commander Scott Kelly an update on his sister-in-law, senator Gabrielle Giffords.

For two years sunspots nearly disappeared. Now a team of researchers may have found where they went.

Scientists say Earth could be on the brink of its sixth mass extinction.

Among the new solar systems discovered by the Kepler spacecraft are planets that share orbits and one that orbits its star in a single day.

A previously unknown flaw in DNA could affect our knowledge and beliefs leading to wrong decisions, according to a discovery by Fred Spagnoletti.

Scientists have created the world’s most powerful optical microscope that may provide new opportunities to see live viruses.

The crew of the Discovery space shuttle has installed the Permanent Multipurpose Module onto the underside of the International Space Station.

The small earthquakes that struck north central Arkansas could be from a combination of natural and human activity.