The amount of long-lived radioactive elements incorporated into a rocky planet as it forms may be a crucial factor in determining its future habitability. That's because internal heating from the ...

Scrap metal contaminated with radioactive uranium sparked a major counter-terror probe after it was discovered at Heathrow last month. The shipment set off an alert ...

To understand nuclear decay equations. How to measure the activity of radioactive sources. Spontaneously means that the process of radioactive decay can not be speeded up or slowed down by physical ...

A new study identifies internal heating from radioactive decay as a critical factor in a planet’s ability to generate a magnetic field and retain an atmosphere. Credit: Illustration by Melissa Weiss ...

Too many neutrons or protons can upset this balance making the nucleus unstable. Elements with fewer protons, such as the ones near the top of the periodic table, are stable if they have the same ...

High levels of radon, an invisible gas that can cause lung cancer, have been identified in and around Bristol. The odourless, colourless vapour comes from the radioactive decay of uranium that occurs ...

Anyone who has looked in detail at the searches conducted when they are buying a home will have seen a report on a radioactive element called radon. The colourless and odourless gas is a radioactive ...

Scientists poke and prod at the fringes of habitability in pursuit of life’s limits. To that end, they have tunneled kilometers below Earth’s surface, drilling outward from the bottom of mine shafts ...

Every building contains elements of a colourless and odourless radioactive gas called radon. The substance comes from the decay of uranium in rocks and soil and can cause cancer. Exposure to this type ...

Bill Lee currently receives funding from the Welsh Government and the European Regional Development Fund for his Ser Cymru Chair at Bangor University. He has previously received BNFL, EPSRC and NDA ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...