The CBC’s Clare Mackenzie visited the Research Productivity Council in Fredericton to find out more about radon: what it is, ...

Radon enters homes through cracks and openings in the foundation, particularly in basements and lower levels.

In 2012, about seven per cent of homes were found to have dangerous quantities of the gas. Now that figure is 17.8 per cent, ...

Radon gas is odorless, colorless and tasteless. It’s not humanmade; it’s naturally occurring. It seeps up from the ground and ...

Physicists have synthesized the element livermorium, which has the atomic number 116, using an unprecedented approach 1 that promises to open the way to new, record-breaking elements. The heaviest ...

Radon is a radioactive gas found in nearly every Canadian home. A new research study is putting a renewed spotlight on the ...

Radon is a radioactive gas found in nearly every Canadian home. A new research study is putting a renewed spotlight on the invisible, odourless element that is the second-leading cause of lung ...

In a study involving Lund University, Sweden, researchers have tested a new method for observing the element livermorium, which has 116 protons in its atomic nucleus.The research shows that the ...

A countrywide study says radioactive radon exposure is on the rise and continues to be a critical public health concern.

Exposure to radon gas is the second leading cause of cancer, according to a new country-wide study led by a researcher at the University of Calgary. The authors say the study, released Wednesday ...