The monkeys were killed as agricultural pests, but for researchers like Suzuki, the animals are invaluable specimens to determine the effects of radiation from the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

Activities include monitoring the movement of radionuclides in river waters, in wild animals, in seepage from landfill ... The IAEA assists Fukushima Prefecture on the dissemination of information on ...

After the destruction triggered a radioactive leak at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant ... For the next several weeks, desperate farmers and pet owners braved the radiation threat, returning ...

“When word spreads that coastal areas and rice paddies in Fukushima (Prefecture) are safe places where many rare creatures live, it should help overcome the negative reputation (about radiation ...

A symbol of hope or bad PR for Fukushima? Fukushima residents have ... on his chest displays the numbers "000" to show there is no radiation. "I wanted to make a work that encourages people ...

Following the March 2011 accident at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power ... For 10 years, he has taken care of animals abandoned by those who left. Only a few people have since returned ...

Armed with measuring devices, groups of citizens are embracing science to monitor radioactive fallout — and regain control of lives upended by the 2011 meltdowns in Fukushima. Radiation from the ...

Uranium has been detected in nuclear fuel debris extracted from a Fukushima plant ... and weighs 0.693 grams. Its radiation level measured 1-2 centimeters away stood at 8 millisieverts per ...