WHEN you think of radioactive material, one would immediately associate it with a green glow. Take the opening sequence of The Simpsons animated series, for example, where the Homer Simpson ...

Radium watch dials put the idea of glowing green radioactive elements in the public consciousness, but radium doesn’t actually glow. If you want to see the glow of radiation, take a look at the ...

Anyone planning a storage facility for atomic waste should make sure to bury their canisters in an area where green rust will form. Radioactive waste decaying down at the dump needs millions of ...