Chernobyl

Space 24 July 2020 By Alice Klein The International Space StationNASA Archive / AlamyA radiation-absorbing fungus found at the destroyed Chernobyl nuclear reactor has been shown to absorb harmful cosmic rays on the International Space Station, and could potentially be used to protect future Mars colonies. Exposure to cosmic rays…

san quentinREUTERS/Stephen LamOn Monday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a COVID-19 outbreak in San Quentin State Prison was his "top focus and priority," and that nearly 1,000 inmates would be released early or relocated.The announcement came after more than one third of the inmates had been confirmed having COVID-19.Last week,…

Editor's take: Joy and Nolan, the younger brother of filmmaker Christopher Nolan, are perhaps best known as the creators of HBO’s Westworld, a series based on a 1973 movie by the same name. The critically acclaimed first season was absolutely brilliant although some (myself included) felt things went a bit…

Russia has denied claims that an increase in radiation over northern Europe is the result of a leak at one of its power stations. Nuclear watchdogs in Finland, Norway and Sweden last week reported “higher-than-usual” quantities of radioactive isotopes in the atmosphere across Scandinavia and in some Arctic regions, the BBC says. Dutch researchers…

The Disney movie’s script will be penned by ‘Birds of Prey’writer Christina Hodson Hollywood star Margot Robbie is set to play the lead role in Disney’s female-led Pirates of the Caribbean movie. The film’s script will be penned by Birds of Prey writer Christina Hodson. Jerry Bruckheimer, who produced all…

Apple TV+ on Monday released a teaser trailer for its adaptation of sci-fi icon Isaac Asimov’s Foundation novels. Opening the two-and-a-half minute video above, showrunner and executive producer David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight, Batman Begins) shares a glimpse into the making of the epic saga, which chronicles (per Apple…

Di Paolo Sutera giovedì 18 giugno 2020 Debutta in chiaro, su La 7, Chernobyl, la miniserie Hbo che ha ricostruito l'incidente nucleare del 1986 raccontando le operazioni successive alla tragedia e le indagini dei mesi successivi Tre serate evento, attesissime da quando, l'anno scorso, La 7 ne aveva annunciato l'acquisto.…

EXCLUSIVE: As civic unrest continues, there is clearly a shift in culture. Protests are part of progress and give a voice to a voiceless and there is a rich history from all around the world when it comes to change. The forthcoming graphic novel Tiananmen 1989: Our Shattered Hopes gives audiences insight…

As part of its annual effort to showcase some of the best stories released for media consumption, the Peabody Awards has pointed to an Apple TV+ series as one of the 30 best offerings.The Peabody Awards this year are for content that was released in 2019, and they include some heavy…

A little more than a month after series creator Damon Lindelof and star Regina King learned that the Peabody Awards Board of Jurors had selected the series as a nominee, the "remix" pseudo-sequel to Alan Moore and David Gibbons' comic book classic Watchmen now has a new title: Peabody Award-winning HBO…