Daily Mail shares "Melanin absorbs gamma radiation and converts it to chemical energy through a process known as radiosynthesis." Although humans also have melanin, ours acts simply as a shield.

Radiation-induced chemical transformations in aqueous solutions are a significant area of research, particularly in understanding how ionizing radiation affects various organic compounds.

However, in C. sphaerospermum, it does more than shield: it facilitates energy production by converting gamma radiation into chemical energy. The discovery of C. sphaerospermum in the Chernobyl ...

In addition, there are thousands of substances in our everyday life besides radiation that can also cause cancer, including tobacco smoke, ultraviolet light, asbestos, some chemical dyes, fungal ...

have shown for the first time that heat transfer in the form of infrared radiation can influence chemical reactions more strongly than traditional convection and conduction methods. Using an ...

"As a result of the incident, the head of the radiation, chemical and biological protection troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Igor Kirillov and his assistant were killed," it added.

Democratic Rep. Nikki Budzinski visited the site of the former Dow Chemical Co. in Venice, a community that's had devastating impacts from radiation exposure. "To those in this community who have ...