Japan's citizen scientists map radiation, DIY-style. A Safecast map shows radiation readings from northeastern Japan. Safecast.org. July 12, 2011, 6:37 AM EDT. By Miranda Leitsinger.

The fallout maps, published today (November 14) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, will help direct decontamination efforts to the worst affected areas. The temblor and tsunami that ...

A map of radiation levels in Japan released by the US Department of Energy on Tuesday evening indicates that potentially dangerous levels of radioactive contamination have spread beyond the 13 ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon on Wednesday posted a website mapping the amount of radiation to which the tens of thousands of Americans in Japan at the time of last year’s earthquake and ...

Difficulties in measuring radiation are increasing confusion in Japan. The government must weigh incomplete and sometimes contradictory data before making decisions.

Crowd-sourced maps like this one allow the public to view radiation levels as monitored by users. The world's eyes have been on Japan, watching the nation cope with earthquakes, tsunamis, and now the ...

Mapping radiation in Japan "On March 15, the radioactive cloud from Fukushima reactor was transported inland, hitting the CTBTO station in Takasaki." --From the report, "Accident in the ...

Eight months after a tsunami caused a nuclear accident in Japan, ordinary people are using new technology and the power of crowdsourcing to find radiation hotspots. NewsHour science correspondent ...