The element radium can be found in extremely tiny amounts in the Earth’s crust and oceans, and in its pure form it is a soft silvery metal. To an untrained eye, a small piece of radium may look like a ...

Nearly 80 years after scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory discovered an extremely rare radioactive element called promethium, a team at the lab published a landmark study on the subject that ...

Scientists have revealed key properties of radioactive promethium, a rare earth element with poorly understood applications, using a groundbreaking new method. When you purchase through links on our ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia detected traces of radioactive cesium 137 at a clove plantation as it searches for the source of radioactive contamination that forced recalls of shrimp and spices ...

In this lesson, students will simulate the randomness of decay in radioactive atoms and visualize the half-life of a sample radioactive element. This lesson can be completed in two (2) 45-minute class ...

Radioactive potassium, common enough on Earth to make potassium-rich bananas one of the “hottest” foods around, appears also to be a substantial source of heat in the Earth’s core, according to recent ...

Malaysia’s government renewed Australian miner Lynas Rare Earths' operating license for 10 years but will require it to stop producing radioactive waste by 2031. The Lynas refinery in Malaysia, its ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. “What is radium and why is it dangerous?” – ...