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Now that plans for a national radioactive waste management facility near Kimba in South Australia have been abandoned, what next? Let’s learn from our mistakes.
Reconstruction of Haikouichthys ercaicunensis based on fossil evidence.
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A biologist explains how researchers nail down the age of ancient fossils thanks to a physical process called radioactive decay.
Drink up: carrot juice contains a small amount of radioactive potassium.
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Experts in nuclear power and nuclear medicine worry that fears of radiation will keep us relying on fossil fuels for longer.
Chien-Shiung Wu’s experiments were instrumental in supporting some of the biggest 20th-century theories in physics.
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Chinese American physicist Wu worked on the Manhattan Project and performed groundbreaking experiments throughout her long career.