Scientists have revealed key properties of radioactive promethium, a rare earth element with poorly understood applications, using a groundbreaking new method. When you purchase through links on our ...

Researchers grew crystals containing actinium and illuminated them with X-rays to learn how the radioactive metal binds with other elements. That information could help design better cancer treatments ...

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 ...

Bacteria can use certain radioactive elements to sustain their metabolism. A team led by LMU chemist Lena Daumann has demonstrated for the first time that bacteria can use certain radioactive elements ...

Writing in Nature, Zhang et al. 1 provide a rare atomic-level glimpse of a notoriously dangerous radioactive element, americium (Am), in its highest oxidation state. The authors used a water-soluble ...

Alpha particles are also known as alpha radiation. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Alongside beta particles, gamma rays, and ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) signed a bill Thursday that could allow phosphogypsum, a radioactive material, to be used in road construction. The legislation adds the radioactive waste to a list of ...

A team led by LMU chemist Lena Daumann has demonstrated for the first time that bacteria can use certain radioactive elements to sustain their metabolism. As well as being a useful material in all ...