What’s going on with this silent threat that can stealthily damage your body in ways that can take years to reveal themselves ...

Salesmen (and the press) learned that tonics labeled ”radium,” once the most expensive substance on Earth, flew off the shelves. Meanwhile, scientists scrambled to learn what the radioactive material ...

PERRY PARK, Colo. — Perry Park residents packed a recent water district board meeting after a routine water test revealed radium levels at an all-time high. The Perry Park Water and Sanitation ...

Radium, the most widely publicized of earth’s 92 elements, is now being advertised for sale in the back pages of metallurgical journals. Reason: despite 40 years of hullabaloo, man has found very few ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. “What is radium and why is it dangerous?” – ...