We all have to deal with getting rid of trash. But what do we do when that trash is radioactive? Here's a few of the weirdest solutions to the green glowy problem of storing radioactive waste for decades to come.

In the southeast corner of New Mexico, the United States is burying decades of nuclear waste. The storage site, and the earth above it, will remain lethal for millennia...perhaps as much as 300,000 years! How can we warn people that far...

This month's Rocks Box is the perfect combo of beauty and brains. Sodalite is a gorgeous blue mineral that has a superpower - its tiny pores can trap all kinds of molecules, making it the perfect sieve for everything from industrial...

This video is about the orbital mechanics of why it's so hard to crash into the sun - the energy it takes to get there is astoundingly high, compared with leaving the solar system.

You might think of x-rays as the go-to particle to see through solid objects. But there's a subatomic particle out there that can see through everything from volcanos to lead shielding in nuclear reactors. It's called a muon, and...

Hank addresses a highly requested topic - liquid fluoride thorium reactors - and tells us how LFTR might be the future of energy in ... China?

Winter is upon us, and for many that includes snow! And although snowflakes are ice crystals that become flakes under the right conditions, they also have mysteries that can be less simple to explain!

This video is about the orbital mechanics of why it's so hard to crash into the sun - the energy it takes to get there is astoundingly high, compared with leaving the solar system.

Hidden beneath Greenland’s ice and powered by a nuclear reactor, Camp Century made for an interesting US military base. But life under the ice came with unique struggles; and although it wasn’t mainly constructed for science, the base...

Hank tells us about near-earth objects & primordial black holes; new developments in evolutionary genetics; a giant squid & a giant radio telescope; & answers viewer questions about disposing of nuclear waste in space.

In this video Paul Andersen explains how nuclear energy is released during fission of radioactive uranium. Light water reactors, nuclear waste, and nuclear accidents are also discussed along with the future of nuclear energy.

Nuclear power may not be as bad as you think. If we used Thorium instead of Uranium, we could greatly decrease dangerous radioactive by-products. There is enough Thorium in the world to meet all our energy needs...

Why shouldn't we throw garbage into the sun? Find out in this return of our series 'Astrum Answers'.

Large-scale nuclear fusion is one of the ultimate goals of science which has yet to be achieved. How does nuclear fusion work and is a future likely in which we can reproduce the power of a star on Earth? Earth Science - Earth's...

How is this powerful and controversial energy source produced? Do the advantages outweigh the dangers of nuclear power? Earth Science - Earth's Resources - Learning Points. Nuclear power is created using uranium, and small amounts can...

Nuclear fission is the process used in nuclear power plants, which creates radioactive nuclear waste that is hazardous to humans. Discover how this nuclear waste is disposed of and stored. Earth Science - Earth's Resources - Learning...

This video explains the process of nuclear fission and how it powers nuclear reactors to produce electricity. Learn how uranium atoms are split to create heat, which then drives steam turbines to generate energy, all while avoiding...

Explore the world of burns in this comprehensive video, breaking down the different types: thermal, chemical, electrical, radiation, and cold. Delve into the intricacies of thermal burns, distinguishing between dry and wet forms, and...

No one knows what the future of science and technology will be, but experts are able to predict what they think will be here in the coming years and decades. Some of the topics discussed in these videos next include augmented reality,...

It describes sources and types of waste. It also describes the methods of waste disposal.

The story of Three Mile Island shows that nuclear incidents can be prevented, as long as the right safety measures are in place and the employees are trained properly. What happened on Three Mile Island was small in comparison to the...

Federal officials said a radioactive wasp nest was discovered at a nuclear facility in South Carolina earlier this month.

You wear it like a simple backpack but it is crammed with technology!





An innovative 3D scanner has been designed to inspect an unusual underground site - a nuclear waste storage...

PM Justin Trudeau and 52 world leaders gathered in Washington this week to discuss how to keep nuclear materials out of the wrong hands