Columbia University researchers discovered tens of millions of Americans are at risk of having dangerous levels of uranium in their tap water. The town of Hastings rises up from the arid Nebraska ...

China has discovered a massive uranium reserve of an estimated 30 million tons in the Ordos Desert, a significant find for its growing nuclear energy program. This discovery enhances China's energy ...

Uranium was discovered in 1789 by Martin Klaproth, a German chemist. It is a radioactive element found naturally in the environment in very small amounts — scientists call these trace amounts — in ...