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Here’s how Misha, much-loved Hogle Zoo elephant, is still teaching
Misha was euthanized in 2008 due to declining health. At that time, and with an eye toward advancing isotope research, University of Utah distinguished professor Thure Cerling asked if his team could ...
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Elephant Tooth Enamel Reveals Wildlife Migration Paths
Teeth recovered from a beloved zoo elephant that died in 2008 are helping University of Utah geologists develop a method for tracking the movements of ...
A Radioactive Molecule That Shouldn’t Exist – But Scientists Made It Happen
A breakthrough in heavy-element chemistry shatters long-held assumptions about transuranium elements. Researchers have ...
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US’ new radioactive molecule discovery challenges periodic table post uranium
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have synthesized ...
Misha the elephant lived in zoos, but her tooth enamel helps reconstruct wildlife migrations
Teeth recovered from a beloved zoo elephant that died in 2008 are helping University of Utah geologists develop a method for ...
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Scientists Uncover Heavy-Metal Molecule Berkelocene
Key TakeawaysScientists have discovered "berkelocene," the first organometallic molecule to be characterized containing the ...
Where Does the Periodic Table End? Scientists “Milk” Atoms To Unveil Heavy Element Mysteries
Einsteinium-255, produced through irradiation in ILL’s high-flux reactor, provided a continuous supply of fermium-255, ...
Where were enslaved Africans taken from? The answer could be hidden in their bones.
Scientists have created a groundbreaking map of strontium isotopes found across sub-Saharan Africa—which could help ...
When did our ancestors start to eat meat regularly? Fossilized teeth get us closer to the answer
For decades, scientists have been learning more about the diets of early hominins, particularly their reliance on plants. Yet ...
The 'Double Magic' Atom Is a Physics Fairy Tale That Continues to Baffle Scientists
In the case of lead-208—the heaviest stable isotope known so far—a team of researchers led by physicist Jack Henderson ...