Atoms with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons are called isotopes. They share almost the same chemical properties, but differ in mass and therefore in physical properties.

Scientists have measured the half-lives of five never-before-seen isotopes in a first demonstration of a research facility that will help probe the nuclear structures of elements (Phys. Rev. Lett ...

Eating Isotopes May Extend Life by 10 Years Published: Mar. 27, 2007 01:05 AM ETUpdated: Feb. 10, 2022 01:25 PM ET. Gift this article. Share. Tucking into a steak enhanced with “heavy isotopes” could ...

Scientists have tracked the entire life of a mammoth that lived 17,000 years ago, right down to the week. By studying the isotopes in different parts of its tusk, the team figured out where in ...

Using isotopes to reconstruct life histories within the transatlantic slave trade Four hundred years after the displacement of millions of Africans began, anthropologist Vicky Oelze wants to use ...

SHINE Technologies LLC will begin ramping up production of its medical isotopes next year as it plans to increase cost effectiveness to eventually move its fusion technology into the recycling of ...

Half-life curve showing radioactive decay. (Image credit: Nandalal Sarkar) Niwase is the lead author of a study on the new uranium isotope, which was published March 31 in the journal Physical ...

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The rover on Mars has detected methane, but it is too low to measure carbon isotopes in it, Science reports. Life isn't the only possible explanation for these carbon isotopes.