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The Best Halloween Decorations I've Ever Seen

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Who Said Minerals Can't Be As Beautiful As Gems?

Some have a taste, some are immune to acid and some are even radioactive!

Amazing: Researchers Make Massive Alzheimer's Breakthrough

This type of scan allows them to use radioactive tracers in the brain. In turn, this allows for certain proteins, which are clear indicators of Alzheimer’s, to be spotted. What’s more, the technique can also be deployed to spot other debilitating diseases related to Alzheimer’s.

Hysterical - Wild Animals Being Real Comedians!

Is it a radioactive spider? Not at all, apparently, it's just the camera flash 14. This cormorant has such a judgmental look, I can't look him straight in the eye 15.

16 Remarkable Images That Showcase the World's Curiosities

Marie Curie's laboratory notebook from 1899-1902 is radioactive and will be for another 1500 years [related_articles] 9. Green meteor caught in India 10. A picture demonstrating how smoke is Particulate Matter (PM) suspended in the air 11. 

Thought Water Only Flows in Rivers and Creeks? Think Again

Radioactive Water, Spain Source What you see in this picture is an abandoned pond once used for the disposal of phosphogypsum. This is a by-product of fertilizer production. This dam stores 120 million tonnes of phosphogypsum and is considered the largest landfill of its kind in Europe.

Ready For Some Quick and Quirky Facts From Science?

Bananas are radioactive We already know that bananas have naturally high levels of potassium. But you're probably not aware that a small fraction of all potassium is radioactive.

9 Inspirational Female Scientists You Should Know About

Apart from discovering two elements—radium and polonium – she is also credited for coining the word radioactivity . After the discovery of radioactivity in 1896, Curie developed techniques for isolating radioactive isotopes. She also invented a mobile X-ray unit that was used during World War I.

This New Technique is a Revolution in the Medical World

Typical CT machine and CT results sheet Introduced in the early 1980’s, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans, which uses magnetic fields to map the body, eliminated the need for radioactive X-rays (though the use of magnetic fields has been shown to have its own set of health dangers).

These 10 Rocks May Be Pretty, But They're Also Deadly!

However, since it’s radioactive, the mineral can release deadly radon gas if heated.

8 Strange Practices That Were Common In the Past

Radioactive Toys Image Source: Tiia Monto / Wikimedia Commons Children of the 1950s had access to probably the most dangerous play-kit ever. The Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab was only sold between 1951 and 1952 and had a heavy price tag of $50.

Cousteau: The Man Who Revolutionized Diving Forever

But it was in the early 60's that he began advocacy for environmentalism when the French Commission for Atomic Energy set in motion a plan to dump radioactive waste into the Mediterranean. It was only due to his activism that wide protest arose against the CAE’s plan and they were forced to nix it.

The Surprising Link Between Basements and Lung Cancer

When you enter a room with a high concentration of radon, it exposes your lung cells to radioactive compounds that may lead to DNA damage, which, in turn, can trigger the development of lung cancer. Radon is considered the second most common environmental cause of lung cancer after smoking.

9 Spooky Urban Legends That Have Turned Out to Be True

Today, the people of Pennsylvania insist that Charlie No-Face has become a radioactive, glowing green man who haunts an abandoned freight tunnel with the ability to stall any cars daring to trespass in his tunnel.

Shocking! I Had No Idea You Could Get Cancer From These...

Your Granite Kitchen Counter Radon is a carcinogenic element that is formed naturally from the radioactive breakdown of uranium in soil and rocks, including in the granite found in many kitchen counters.