Some atoms are stable, while others seem to fall apart. Lead-208 will probably last forever, while the synthetic isotope technetium-99 exists for just hours. The difference lies in the structure of ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A nuclear power plant in Liebstadt, Switzerland, hosted the CONUS+ neutrino detector. (Andreas Haas/dieBildmanufaktur/Alamy) ...
In comic books and movies, radiation often glows a bright green. In real life, though, the actual glow given off by nuclear power is blue. Here's why.