Nuclear and Animals Archives

Radioactive animals don’t glow — but they bear radiation’s imprints

Anthropocene, Nuclear and Animals, Nuclear and non-humans April 8, 2026 at 9:11 pm 0 comments

Jennifer Weeks | Science News Explores From wolves to wasps, wild species at nuclear sites help reveal risks of radiation exposure In comic books and movies, radiation can be a source of superpowers. The bite of a radioactive spider turned Peter Parker into Spider-Man, allowing him to spin webs and swing between buildings.Read More

Radioactive shrimp: Caesium-137-contaminated shrimp in US stores

Nuclear Age, Nuclear and Animals, Nuclear and Food, Nuclear and non-humans, Nuclear Anthropocene December 1, 2025 at 2:29 am 0 comments

Ima Caldwell and agencies | The Guardian A large industrial zone on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, is grappling with radioactive contamination after a government taskforce found traces of the hazardous isotope Caesium-137 at 22 production facilities at the site, which includes businesses that export frozen seafood. The discovery, which has promptedRead More

Climate Change will Unearth Buried Nuclear Waste: US Federal Accountability Office

Anthropocene, Climate Change and Nuclear Power, Environmental Impacts of Nuclear Power, Nuclear Age, Nuclear America, Nuclear and Animals, Nuclear and Food, Nuclear and non-humans, Nuclear and Society, Nuclear and water, Nuclear Anthropocene, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear History, Nuclear Safety, Nuclear Technology, Nuclear Waste March 1, 2024 at 5:41 pm 0 comments

Climate change could unearth buried US nuclear waste Anita Hofschneider | Mother Jones This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Ariana Tibon was in college at the University of Hawaiʻi in 2017 when she saw the photo online: a black-and-white picture of a manRead More

The German government paid over $500,000 to hunters in 2009 for wild boar that had to be destroyed after traces of radioactivity were found.

Germany’s Radioactive Wild Boars

Anthropocene, Chernobyl, Environmental Impacts of Nuclear Power, Europe, Homepage, Nuclear and Animals, Nuclear and non-humans, Nuclear Anthropocene, Nuclear Tests September 14, 2023 at 8:55 pm 0 comments

Will Sullivan | Smithsonian Magazine Fallout from nuclear tests conducted in the mid-20th century may contribute to the high levels of radiation seen in the animals today, a new study finds. From weapons tests to destructive accidents at power plants, human nuclear activity has contaminated the Earth with radioactive material.Read More