The word magic is not often used in the context of science. But in the early 1930s, scientists discovered that some atomic ...

One of the most abundant elements on our planet and in the human body is oxygen, in particular the isotope oxygen-16. With eight protons and eight neutrons, oxygen-16 has an extremely stable nucleus.

In the crash-car derby between heavy and light isotopes vying for the coolest spots as magma turns to solid rock, weightier isotopes have an edge: momentum. The research may offer clues to how ...

Revise atoms, isotopes and ions for your physics GCSE foundation and higher triple science exams with Bitesize interactive practice quizzes covering feedback and common errors.

Isotopes are versions of the same chemical element with different masses. For example, the most common kind of carbon is carbon-12, but there is also an isotope called carbon-13 that is a little ...

THE author of this pamphlet proposes, with the help of a bi-polar electron, to explain the evolution of atoms and to abolish positive electricity. He has been stimulated by the discovery of ...

Isotopes are versions of atoms with irregular numbers of neutrons in the nuclei. In this case, researchers packed 113 and 114 neutrons in with thulium’s 69 protons, ...

The device takes stable atoms to half the speed of light, collides them with targets and, in a billionth of a trillionth of 1 second, creates rare isotopes almost never seen on Earth.

“It has been a delight to run down to the lab every day to see what’s happened. We’re very much looking forward to planning the next steps in this project to explore other atoms and molecules.” ...

Astronomers have counted the number of neutrons inside carbon atoms from 2.8 quadrillion km away. The team managed to measure the ratios of carbon isotopes in the atmosphere of an exoplanet for ...