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Last week, residents were informed by the San Francisco Department of Health that a test taken in November 2024 at the former ...

MIT scientists used radium monofluoride atom to observe electrons entering atomic nuclei, revealing new details of nuclear magnetism.

On a small plot of land in Polk County, a company is hard at work crafting a road out of radioactive materials.

A novel experiment has revealed a phenomenon called the Bohr–Weisskopf effect in a pear-shaped nucleus in a molecule for the ...

Today, X-rays are the source of many experiments and medical tests, but it took a long time for humanity to develop proper ...

Beauty trends from the past often seem strange from today's perspective, but some were more than just odd-they were actually ...

History is full of strange, sometimes shocking beauty practices. From poisonous powders to radioactive creams, people have gone to extreme lengths to achieve society's ideals of attractiveness. Today, ...

Traditionally, lung cancer is associated with older patients, specifically men who smoked. But doctors say that's beginning ...

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