On World Metrology Day, the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Metre Convention, we celebrate metrologist Zakithi Msimang, who works in the IAEA’s Dosimetry Laboratory, ensuring cancer patients around the world get the correct dose of radiotherapy. Continue reading →

A new equation, developed using data from an IAEA nutrition database, is helping researchers assess the accuracy of self-reported dietary information in studies and surveys. Continue reading →

New research shows seaweed farms store carbon as effectively as natural coastal ecosystems, broadening marine carbon removal methods. Continue reading →

Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has once again lost the connection to its only remaining back-up power line, underlining the continued fragility of the electrical grid during the military conflict, Director General Rafael Mariano Gros... Continue reading →

Natural radiation from space can interfere with measuring radioactivity in scientific samples. The IAEA built an underground lab to minimize this interference and allow precise measurements. Continue reading →

Nuclear desalination is offering countries in the Arab region and beyond a clean alternative to energy-hungry traditional desalination. Continue reading →

Chadia Rizk learned the importance of radiation in medicine in her 20s when her father was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a cancer that affects the immune system. Continue reading →

Ukrainian engineers and construction workers are carrying out temporary repairs of the Chornobyl site’s New Safe Confinement (NSC) that was severely damaged in a drone attack earlier this year, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the Internationa... Continue reading →