Remarkably, even though radioactivity is a threat to life, scientists can control and use it to diagnose and treat diseases – ...

Unstable atoms emit fast-moving particles that can damage cells in the human body. Some atoms are far more unstable than ...

This article is co-published with ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. About 5 billion years ago, stars merged and exploded, creating uranium that eventually became ...

All granite is radioactive, even the stuff used to make fancy countertops. But, the red granite at the Capitol is more ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Xcel Energy says it has fixed the pipe leak at its nuclear power plant in Monticello and will reopen it soon. Last fall, at least 400,000 gallons of water containing radioactive ...

Quantum mechanical effects such as radioactive decay, or more generally: 'tunneling', display intriguing mathematical patterns. Researchers now show that a 40-year-old mathematical discovery can be ...

During a nuclear stress test, you’ll be injected with a radioactive dye called a tracer. Some of this tracer will remain in your system for a time after the test. A nuclear stress test is a type of ...

A team of Italian researchers has uncovered compelling evidence of anomalous radioactive decay in cobalt-57 (Co-57) under ultrasonic stimulation, offering strong experimental support for the Deformed ...

But the detector itself can release false signals, such as neutrons interacting with the xenon, as well as radioactive decay of the xenon itself. A similar experiment saw the “rarest event ever”, a ...

University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor Zachary Morris discusses his research into the field of theranostics and the “team ...

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