Gold and other heavy elements are born in some of the universe’s most violent events—but scientists still struggle to understand the nuclear steps that create them. Now, nuclear physicists have ...

Physicists have discovered a surprising new “Island of Inversion” in a place no one expected: among nuclei where the number ...

An experiment carried out at CERN's ISOLDE facility has determined the western shore of a small island of atomic nuclei, where conventional nuclear rules break down. Subscribe to our newsletter for ...

A five-dimensional model accurately predicts the asymmetric fission of mercury isotopes, advancing our understanding of nuclear fission beyond traditional heavy elements such as uranium and plutonium ...

Graphite surface microscopic image and valence band structure together with atomic structure models. News organizations may use or redistribute this image, with proper attribution, as part of news ...

Visible cracks on the concrete cap of the Runit Dome, a Cold War era nuclear waste repository on Enewetak Atoll in the ...