Household gadgets have a way of sounding scarier than they are once someone attaches a giant number to them. The claim that a ...

For the first time, scientists observe a new and rare decay mode where oxygen-13 breaks into three helium nuclei and a proton following beta decay. Scientists have previously observed interesting ...

Neutrinos are one of the most mysterious particles in the universe, and get their name because they hardly interact with anything else ...

An artistic impression of a neutron star that is 'evaporating' slowly via Hawking-like radiation. According to a study slated to be published in the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, the ...

If you would like to learn more about the IAEA’s work, sign up for our weekly updates containing our most important news, multimedia and more. Results of a recently completed IAEA coordinated research ...

The 10 year anniversary of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident occurs in March. Work just published in the Journal 'Science of the Total Environment' documents new, large (> 300 micrometers), ...

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 ...