Rarest Decay Process: Xenon-124 Has Half-Life Measured To Be a Trillion Times Longer Than Age of the Universe

Medicine & Technology Apr 19, 2024

One isotope of xenon has a half-life of about 18 sextillion years, making it the longest half-life ever directly measured in a radioactive substance. Read the article to learn more.

Tantalum-180m: Why Is It Hard To Detect the Radioactive Decay of Nature’s Rarest Isotope?

Mar 20, 2024

Tantalum-180m, a rare nuclear isomer, has a remarkably long lifetime, but its decay has never been observed. Read more about this isotope in this article.

Understanding Energy Production in Stars: Scientists Investigate Muon Capture in Hydrogen Isotope

Oct 05, 2023

Scientists study muon capture on hydrogen isotope deuteron to understand the production of energy in stars. Learn more about it in this article.

Newly Discovered Oxygen Isotope Defies Expectations of How It Behaves, Challenges Conventional Nuclear Understanding

Aug 31, 2023

Oxygen-28, an unexpected isotope with 20 neutrons, defies stability assumptions, reshaping nuclear physics concepts. Continue reading to learn more.

Newly Discovered Uranium Isotope Lasts Only 40 Minutes Before It Starts Decaying Into Other Elements

Apr 17, 2023

The first new neutron-rich isotope of uranium discovered since 1979 has 149 neutrons and 92 protons. Read the article to learn more about this new isotope.

What Did Neanderthals Eat? Ancient Tooth Provides Insights Into the Extinct Species' Diet Conundrum

Oct 24, 2022

Scientists analyzed the fossilized tooth from Spain to know the Neanderthals' diet and determine their position in the food chain. Read the article to know more details.

World’s Lightest Magnesium Form Developed: Scientists Introduce in New Experiments, Rare, Short-lived Isotope

Jan 01, 2022

With an expectation of helping scientists understand the manner atoms are constructed, scientists recently unveiled their new creation the world's lightest form of magnesium, a never-before-seen isotope.

Isotopes Found in Exoplanet's Atmosphere for the First Time Yet

Jul 14, 2021

An international team of astronomers have become the first in the world to detect isotopes in the atmosphere of an exoplanet.