http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Radioactive caesium 137 has a half-life of 30.17 years, and its accumulation in organisms in exposed regions, such as around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, amplifies the hazard it poses. A new material reported by researchers in Japan may help. http://phys.org/news281696370.html Chemistry Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:01:17 EST news281696370 Bird feathers appear to be simplistic structures, but a catalogue of chemicals and environmental contaminants resides deep inside them, scientists report. And these can be used to measure a bird's health. http://phys.org/news281694788.html Chemistry Tue, 05 Mar 2013 08:50:02 EST news281694788 While the costs associated with storing nuclear waste and the possibility of it leaching into the environment remain legitimate concerns, they may no longer be obstacles on the road to cleaner energy. http://phys.org/news251477417.html Chemistry Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:50:53 EST news251477417 The levels of environmental contaminants in a mother's body decrease during breast-feeding. After a year of lactation, the levels of a number of environmental contaminants in breast milk drop by 15 – 94 per cent, according to a recent study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. There has been little study into this topic previously. http://phys.org/news214830296.html Space & Earth Fri, 21 Jan 2011 11:20:02 EST news214830296 Dr Linda Giudice has treated thousands of patients over the years with a range of troubling reproductive disorders, and this week, she joined health experts and a young mother in fingering chemicals as the probable cause. http://phys.org/news209443926.html Medicine & Health Sat, 20 Nov 2010 02:52:22 EST news209443926 Recent epidemiological studies have revealed an increase in the frequency of genital malformations in male newborns (e.g., un-descended testes) and a decrease in male fertility. http://phys.org/news164290682.html Medicine & Health Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:18:15 EST news164290682