Geography textbooks describe the Earth's mantle beneath its plates as a well-mixed viscous rock that moves along with those ...

Neutrons are among the basic building blocks of matter. As long as they are part of a stable atomic nucleus, they can stay there for arbitrary periods ...

Neutrons are among the basic building blocks of matter. As long as they are part of a stable atomic nucleus, they can stay ...

Nuclear batteries offer a lifespan that lithium batteries can't match. But don't expect them powering consumer devices ...

A giant sphere 700 m underground with thousands of light-detecting tubes will be sealed in a 12-storey cylindrical pool of water in coming months for an experiment that will shine new light on elusive ...

A study of more than 700 counties across multiple U.S. states found a link between childhood leukemia and levels of decaying radon gas, including those lower than the federal guideline for mitigation.

As it happens, the metal’s only naturally-occurring isotope - francium-223 - forms during the radioactive decay of actinium.

MTO, Nipissing First Nation and ISC finally came to an agreement to split the costs of a $12.8-million remediation project ...

A new study has demonstrated the successful use of radioactive ion beams to treat tumors in mice. This innovative approach, published on arXiv.org, represents a significant step forward in cancer ...

Nuclear fission, discovered in 1938, involves splitting an atom's nucleus, releasing energy. It's essential for electricity ...

This first successful treatment of tumors with radioactive ion beams could one day lead to treating human patients’ tumors with millimeter precision.

China has constructed the world largest transparent spherical detector 700 meters underground to capture elusive neutrinos ...