US technology company L3Harris Technologies announced it has finalised the design of a next-generation nuclear-based power ...

After winning a Breakthrough Prize, the world’s most lucrative science award, theoretical physicist David Gross is using the moment to warn of nuclear war’s existential threat—and how we can escape it ...

This mystery ghost particle could hold the key to the origin of all the matter in the Universe ...

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Theories of quantum mechanics predict that some particles can exist in superpositions, which essentially means that they can ...

The sudden cutoff of supplies of oil, gas and associated chemicals caused by the US–Iran war has highlighted the depth and ...

When will the exclusion zone be completely free of all radionuclides? On the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl disaster, the world is once again watching Ukraine’s nuclear sector with concern. Over ...

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For the third year in a row, Iowa has the second-highest rate of new cancers in the country, according to the annual report from the Iowa Cancer Register (ICR) published in March. It’s also one of ...

Scientists have gained insights into the weak nuclear force from new, more sensitive studies of the beta decays of the 'mirror' nuclei lithium-8 and boron-8. The weak nuclear force drives the process ...

The rise of a new generation of radiotherapies means we will soon need much greater quantities of radioactive atoms. That's why companies are scrambling to refine them from all manner of radioactive w ...