After a year of fastidious planning, a microscopic sample of the ultra-rare radioactive element berkelium arrived at a ...

A 24-year-old Australian man could go to jail for ten years as he prepares to plead guilty for importing plutonium from a ...

An Australian man described as a "science nerd" may face jail time, after attempting to collect all the elements in the ...

Rechargeable lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries typically last hours or days between charging. However, with repeated use, ...

Scientists have developed a prototype nuclear battery using radiocarbon that could power small devices for decades without ...

Imagine never charging your phone again or having a pacemaker that lasts a lifetime. Scientists are developing tiny nuclear ...

Meteorites are rocks from space that survive their fiery descent through Earth's atmosphere and reach the ground. More than ...

Su-Il In is developing innovative nuclear batteries using radiocarbon, offering a long-lasting, eco-friendly alternative to ...

Marie Curie made groundbreaking discoveries in radioactivity, earning her two Nobel Prizes. She discovered polonium and ...

Powering spacecraft with solar energy may not seem like a challenge, given how intense the sun's light can feel on Earth.

Physicists have measured a nuclear reaction that can occur in neutron star collisions, providing direct experimental data for ...

Chemist Zheming Wang is the newest AAAS Fellow, joining the ranks of astronaut Mae Jemison, and Steven Chu, 1997 Nobel ...