Scientists have long believed that the Moon was formed by a massive object crashing into the Earth. But what was that thing ...

Once a testing ground for Soviet weapons, the country is using a unique facility to find materials that withstand plasma that ...

With a group called Women Strike for Peace, she helped organize demonstrations against the Vietnam War and nuclear weapons.

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Also in the 1990s, Collins and colleague Saed Mirzadeh, a now-retired distinguished staff scientist and ORNL Corporate Fellow ...

Scientists found Chernobyl fuel grains that still contain radioactive gases and operational secrets from the reactor after 30 years ...

Naturally occurring radioactive elements are substances whose atomic nuclei are unstable. To become stable, these nuclei spontaneously break down, or decay, by releasing energy in the form of ...

The Isotope Separator On-Line facility (ISOLDE) directs a proton beam from the Proton Synchrotron Booster (PSB) onto ...

Authorities in the US and Europe have recalled goods as Indonesian authorities investigate the source of radioactive ...

It is used in imaging processes and also shows potential for cancer therapy. However, it does not occur naturally and must be ...