Discover the fascinating process of radioactive decay, where unstable atoms transform, releasing energy in the form of alpha, beta, and gamma emissions.

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are breathing new life into the scientific ...

THE island of Sulawesi in Indonesia is the 11th-largest island in the world, just slightly smaller than mainland Britain. It ...

Many have wondered why the Chinese-American physicist Chien-Shiung Wu never won a share of the 1957 Nobel Prize for Physics ...

From ancient coins to modern markets, gold has shaped money and value for centuries. Here's why, among all the elements, it has remained the world's store of value.

While Io, the most volcanically active moon in the solar system, appears completely dry and devoid of water ice, its neighbor Europa is thought to harbor a vast global ocean of liquid water beneath ...

The world’s oldest known cave art shows how early humans crossed oceans, offering rare insight into ancient migration routes.

Investigative reporting suggests that Iran may have used at least one warhead in the attacks that incorporated radiological ...

The stencil, which had remained largely unnoticed amidst more recent paintings of animals and figures, is now the oldest artwork ever discovered. In fact, it is so old that it offers a rare glimpse ...

Earthquake sensors are giving scientists a new way to track space junk as it falls back to Earth.

Scientists found rocks in northern Quebec that may be over 4 billion years old. These ancient stones offer a glimpse into ...