Natural background radiation originates from outer space, the atmosphere, the ground, and our own bodies. There’s radon in the air we breathe, radium in the water we drink and miscellaneous ...

Radioactive elements get into steel from the coal that is used for the coke that is used to reducing iron oxide ores into pure iron. The coal deposits are full of uranium and thorium, along with ...

Historical Background of the Use of Radioactive Iodine in Medicine. Author: J. H. Means, M.D. Author Info & Affiliations. ... man's discovery that certain elements give off, ...

May 2 (UPI) --A "radioactive clock" trapped in New Mexican rock has revealed the longest earthquake record, a timeline stretching more than 400,000 years. The clock isn't a clock, but a series of ...

ORNL is the U.S.' only producer of promethium-147, an isotope of the element with a radioactive half-life of 2.6 years. Using a method developed last year, ...

If the research in China is successful, this radioactive element could be on the way to becoming the next big thing in green energy. If you thought that was interesting, ...

Earth’s supply of radioactive elements provides more than enough internal heating to generate a persistent geodynamo, according to Francis Nimmo, professor of Earth and planetary sciences at UC Santa ...

Scientists have revealed key properties of radioactive promethium, a rare earth element with poorly understood applications, using a groundbreaking new method. Skip to main content.