In the U.S., radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer deaths, the CDC reports, and the leading cause among non-smokers. Estimates blame radon for more than 21,000 lung cancer deaths annually.

The idea of requiring new homes in Iowa to have a radon mitigation system earned attention at the Iowa Statehouse. House File 1027 was overwhelmingly passed in the Iowa House, but it didn’t make ...

“It is not uncommon for homes in Wood County to have radon in the indoor air. ODH reports the average results for the Luckey zip code are 5.8 pCi/L, and recent results range from 23.7 pCi/L to 0 ...

Stephen L. Levy receives funding from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. He is affiliated with CyteQuest, Inc. Richard Feynman, a famous theoretical physicist ...

Only 0.72% of it is uranium-235 with 92 protons and 143 neutrons (the remaining 0.01% are other isotopes). For nuclear power reactors or weapons, we need to change the isotope proportions.

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Tijana Radonjic died while on vacation in Montenegro with her aunt. Her parents, Branka and Goran, wrote a heartbreaking tribute to her. | World News ...

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These radioactive elements are radon (Radon 222), thoron (Radon 220) and by products formed by the decay of radium (Radium 226) and thorium present in many sorts of rocks, other building materials and ...

Who is model Tijana Radonjic? Radonjic was a 19-year-old model from Novi Sad, Serbia. She was hired on May 28 to be part of a short movie. Before the video shoot, she had no previous knowledge of ...

Estimates blame radon for more than 21,000 lung cancer deaths annually. Treating lung cancer brought on by radon can be difficult, the CDC says, as symptoms may not develop for years.