This Black physicist’s work on the Manhattan Project inspired a County in Florida two generations after her death ...

These metals are named for forming basic solutions when put into water. They tend to form cations with a positive two charge and bond ionically. The lanthanides and actinides refer to the two families ...

I n 1987, a terrible accident unfolded in Goiânia, Brazil, where a radioactive capsule had been abandoned. People later found ...

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Spider-Man: Reign is one of the most infamous Spidey comics around. But is there scientific merit to its infamy? Find out in ...

Bananas, though radioactive due to potassium-40, don't pose health risks. The radiation from one banana is minimal compared ...

France could soon begin repurposing low-level radioactive metals into reusable products, and while critics aren't convinced by the proposal, other countries already use similar techniques. As detailed ...

France could soon begin repurposing low-level radioactive metals into reusable products, and while critics aren't convinced by the proposal, other countries already use similar techniques.

Cleaning up contaminated land is a struggle. Meet some of the community leaders who are taking matters into their own hands.

“What the data show is that they have a very high selectivity for radioactive elements” over essential metals like zinc and calcium. The HOPO chelators could potentially fill a crucial gap in ...

A vial of uranium found in a donated box of supplies to a high school prompted a visit by the hazmat team and a staff ...