Uranium
The Farm Runoff Feedback Loop Is Turning Aquifers Radioactive
Researchers have linked spiking groundwater uranium levels to agricultural runoff.
'I Wouldn't Let This Guy Buy a Car For Me': Chris Christie Slams Obama on Iran Deal
The New Jersey governor slammed the president on the Iran deal during a campaign stop in New Hampshire.
Uranium Minefield: Middle Men Are Bleeding Aboriginal Land Dry
The Australian Government has approved a new uranium mine on Indigenous land, despite ongoing investigations of corruption. While millions are being made in mining profits, some Indigenous landowners still live in poverty.
Indigenous Canadians Are Fighting the Uranium Mining Industry
A group of remote northern Dene trappers are fighting to preserve some of their traditional land from exploitation.
How Worried Should We be About Moldova's Recent Uranium-Smuggling Bust?
The $2.1 million worth of uranium seized in a raid last week is only one of an exceptional number of nuclear-material thefts, losses, or smugglings recorded over the past two decades.
ISIS Plundered Nuclear Material That Could Be Used in Weapons
ISIS militants seized uranium when they overran Mosul. It could be used in weapons but is low grade and unlikely to pose a significant risk.
Iran Nuclear Negotiations Are Kind of Hard
Old vendettas, new impasses, conspiracy theories, and a whole bunch of mistrust — welcome to negotiations over Iran's nuclear program.
Nuclear Hijacking Is More Common Than You Think
Last Monday morning, in a town north of Mexico City, six truck-jacking bandits accidentally stole pellets of cobalt-60—a highly dangerous radioactive material used for cancer treatment.
Greenland Has Melted So Much That We Can Mine It for Uranium Now
Greenland's parliament just voted to allow Australia and China to start mining its freshly exposed islands for uranium and rare earth metals.
Blood for Uranium Is the Sequel to Blood for Oil
People are already dying over Niger's uranium mines.
Is War Brewing in Niger?
The uranium-mining town of Arlit, Niger, is at the center of a potential conflict between American and French forces and the West African terrorists who want to expel the armies from the country for good. Understandably, all of this conflict is very...