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

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

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.

Have you heard the ghastly story of Marie Curie? The “mother of modern physics,” whose radioactive legacy left her body buried in a lead-lined coffin? Her research gave the groundwork for treatment in ...

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, ...

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