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Fukushima Radiation Poses No Immediate Health Risks: UN Science Panel

Radiation exposure from the Fukushima nuclear accident is unlikely to result in future health problems, according to a new scientific report by the UN.

Simple Tool Can Identify Rise In Sea Levels, Study

A team of researchers in Singapore and the United States has proposed a simple method to identify areas that are vulnerable to sea-level rise.

Google Maps Shows Japanese Town Two Years After Fukushima

Google Street View has released images of a Fukushima town that is facing a grim future two years after the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown.

Yukiya Amano Reelected As UN Nuclear Agency Chief

Mr. Yukiya Amano has been reappointed to a second term as Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Ripples From Japan Earthquake Felt In Space

Researchers say that the 9.0 magnitude Japan earthquake of March 2011 was so strong that soundwaves were picked up directly in space.

Japan Earthquake Released Stress Causing Tsunami, Study

Researchers have discovered that the massive 2011 earthquake in Japan released nearly all of the stress that had built up along the plate boundary in that region.

More Fukushima Cancer Deaths Than Predicted, Study

Scientists warn that the number of cancer deaths resulting from the Fukushima disaster could be closer to 1,000 than the 125 predicted.

7.3 Magnitude Quake Strikes Japan’s East Coast

A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck the east coast of Japan earlier today, triggering a one-meter tsunami at its epicenter.

Snakes & Folk Tales Meet Science In Disaster Warning

Indigenous knowledge and science often seem poles apart, but meshing them can curb disaster risk, reports Smriti Mallapaty.