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Everything around us is radioactive to some extent. Radioactivity is a completely natural phenomenon. Even our own body is slightly radioactive. So man did not "invent" the phenomenon of radioactivity; he "discovered" it by observation towards the end of the 19th century. Since then man has also produced radioactive materials — usually peaceful, but unfortunately sometimes also destructive.
"The heart of the matter" explains what actually is radioactivity?
There are three types of radiation
What exactly are the dangers of radioactivity?
Man has developed radiation protection techniques
Can we measure radioactivity?

Radioactive decay means that radioactivity gradually decreases