The result is a power source with a half-life of 5,700 years, meaning it could potentially last for tens of thousands of ...

At its core, the diamond battery thrives on decay — specifically, the decay of the carbon-14 isotope. Carbon-14 is best known ...

140 tonnes of plutonium is currently being stored at Sellafield, the nuclear site in Cumbria The government says it will dispose of its 140 tonnes of radioactive plutonium - currently stored at a ...

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources asked that the EPA assume oversight of the Bridgeton Landfill, arguing it may contain nuclear waste like the adjacent West Lake Landfill. Missouri ...

According to a study published in the journal Nature Communications, researchers found an unexpected surge of the radioactive ...

A strange radioactive 'blip' has been detected deep beneath the Pacific Ocean. Analyzing several thin layers of seafloor ...

We're pausing our live coverage for now, but we'll be back for what will be a big day in the Ukraine war. Tomorrow, delegations from the US and Russia will begin talks in what will be the highest ...

Researchers have discovered an "unexpected" accumulation of the radioactive isotope beryllium-10, deep underneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean. The team hopes their discovery could serve as an ...

The transport of radioactive material is an essential activity worldwide. Both safety and security during transport are matters of national and international importance. This publication is the latest ...

We have more comments coming through from the Kremlin today after Donald Trump's scathing comments about Ukraine and its president in the last 24 hours. On disagreements between Ukraine and the US ...

Isotopes are forms of an element that have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons. There are three isotopes of hydrogen: hydrogen, deuterium (hydrogen-2) and tritium ...