In this lesson, students will simulate the randomness of decay in radioactive atoms and visualize the half-life of a sample radioactive element. This lesson can be completed in two (2) 45-minute class ...

Searching for the elusive neutrino takes on many forms. Detectors consisting of many tons of gallium are used in several experiments because neutrino interactions can occur on the stable gallium-71 ...

Analysis of meteorite Erg Chech 002 shows that the radioactive isotope aluminum-26 was unevenly distributed in the early Solar System, overturning previous theories. (Yuri Amelin) A little over four ...

An international team of researchers has systematically measured the β-decay half-lives of 40 nuclei near calcium-54, ...

In May 2016, close to the northern border of Switzerland, radiochemist Zeynep Talip suited up for the hot laboratory (Hotlab) at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), where experiments with radioactive ...

This article was taken from the June 2011 issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by ...

Researchers have discovered an “unexpected” accumulation of the radioactive isotope beryllium-10, deep underneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean. The team hopes their discovery could serve as an ...