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Radioactive Boars Wild boars have become so radioactive, German hunters aren't even bothered to hunt them down anymore. And while the prevailing theory has been that the Chernobyl nuclear plant meltdown in 1986 is behind this bizarre phenomenon, new research suggests wild boards have been radioactive long before that. In a new study published in the […]

Radioactive Bavarian boars eat truffles contaminated by fallout from both Chernobyl and nuclear weapons testing from decades ago, a new study says.

GettyIn the forests of southern Germany, there are roving bands of wild boars wreaking havoc. The shaggy-haired swine have been known to bite and charge at humans with their tusks, and are highly protective of their young. However, the creatures are also known to be incredibly radioactive—so much so that they’ve been deemed unsafe to eat.While deranged packs of radioactive pigs might seem more suited for a post-apocalyptic video game, they certainly exist and researchers have been ...

Cold War nuclear weapons tests scattered radioactive material across the globe. That material can still be found in trace amounts in the sea, the soil, and — according to a new study — the flesh of wild boars roaming the forests of southern Germany.

May 27—On Wednesday morning, Gloucester Harbor, in all its sparkle and sunlight, seemed under siege by shady folk engaged in nefarious pursuits. Good thing it was all for training purposes. In the Outer Harbor, east of the Pancake Ground, the scallop boat Natalia J. sat at anchor, drawing the suspicion of the Coast Guard and Massachusetts Environmental Police as a possible source of ...

NHK. Laboratory tests revealed that black rockfish caught at a depth of 24 meters (m) nearly 8.8 kilometers (km) off the coastal town of Shinchi were contaminated with up to 500 becquerels (Bq) of radioactive cesium per kilogram. The permitted standard level is 100 Bq of radioactive cesium per kilogram. Fishermen in affected coastal towns have since suspended fishing for the species, citing potential health issues. In addition, the Fukushima Prefectural Federation of Fisheries Cooperative A...

hate. the tsa and ticket fees. add them together. >> what is it thats prompting them to ask for more? >> reporter: the agency backed by democrats in the senate wants to increase the security fee everyone pays for the ticket. from $2.50 a flight to $5 per one-way ticket. $10 round trip. >> 10s pushing it to a limit. i guess its only $5 more but i wonder, you know, how that fits in. they already have a budget. >> reporter: tsas budget is set to be cut. the agency says boosting this fee w...

Some things, it is not good to panic about things that are legitimately scary. which is to say you, "new york daily news" and your scary headline, you are not helping. the terror inducing front page, scream! there has been something of a run on potassium iodine pills. that can be used to guard agai a specific health hazard from a specific radiation exposure. it is not best described as our friends at the daily news chose to show it as an anti-nuke pill, not like an umbrella that protects you fro...

>> to be clear in terms of difference in ages, it is kids who are most at risk in terms of radioactive iodine exposure? >> right. thats for several reasons. one is simply the smaller mass of the thyroid. >> are iodine pills a good preventive measure for people in japan? >> i think that they should in japan and united states both as you mentioned recently, i think people should follow the advice of public health authorities. if history can give us some guidance, a lot of the route of uptake after...

Iodine. if you are exposed to iodine, taking that potassium iodine can prevent the thyroid from taking up the radioactive stuff because it will be plum full of the not radioactive kind. this sort of thing does not protect against other radio isotopes, just iodine. the primary manufacturer says it is out of stock because so many people want it because of the crisis in japan. the president said the spike is enormous, we were out of stock by friday night. we are not talking about from japan, where ...