Kelvin, Rutherford, and Calculating the Age of the Earth
By Dr. Zoomie
Every civilization, every culture, every religion has its stories about how the Universe came to ...
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Solar Flares: Impact on Astronauts and Earth
By Dr. Zoomie
Hey Dr. Z – I read about the huge solar activity and I saw the ...
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Why Are Kids More Sensitive to Radiation?
By Dr. Zoomie
Hi, Dr. Zoomie – got a question for you. I’ve heard that kids are more ...
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Hot Trees? – The Surprising Radioactivity of New England Trees
By Dr. Zoomie
Dr. Z – Someone told me that trees can be radioactive – especially in New ...
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Why is There Uranium in Rocks? – A Geochemical Exploration
By Dr. Zoomie
So I’m in Australia now and, as with my previous post, I thought I’d take ...
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How Does Isotopic Dating Work?
By Dr. Zoomie
Dear Dr. Zoomie – every now and again I read about isotopic dating being used ...
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Some Good Books with a Radiation or Nuclear Theme
By Dr. Zoomie
You know, Dr. Zoomie, reading this blog makes me want to read more about this ...
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The Andromeda Strain: Cosmic Radiation & Space Germs
By Dr. Zoomie
Dr Z! I saw this movie the other day about some space bug that comes ...
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The Naturally Occurring High Radiation Levels of Ramsar, Iran
By Dr. Zoomie
Dear Dr. Zoomie – I was at a meeting of our local HPS chapter last ...
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The Source of Synthetic Isotopes: From Medicine to Industry
By Dr. Zoomie
OK, Dr. Z – you’ve been talking about a lot of different isotopes and only ...
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