This compound nucleus undergoes alpha decay by ejecting alpha particles, which are particles containing two neutrons and two protons (basically a helium atom), to produce a more stable element.

The discovery that helium and iron can mix at the temperatures and pressures found at the center of Earth could settle a long-standing debate over how our planet formed. Primordial helium from the ...

This is where a radioactive form of strontium (strontium-94) absorbs an alpha particle (a helium nucleus), then emits a neutron and transforms into zirconium-97. The study has been published as an ...

Our planet’s core is made mostly of iron, but it might also contain primordial helium that formed just after the Big Bang. Helium normally has trouble bonding with other elements, but ...

A space start-up will launch a moon mining mission in 2027, with the eventual goal of delivering a rare form of helium that is essential for some quantum computers and future nuclear fusion reactors.

More protests broke out on Thursday at New York City's Barnard College after a group of more than 50 anti-Israel agitators took over a building on campus the day before. The NYPD made several ...

The anti-aging pill still needs to earn a safety and manufacturing certification by the FDA in order to by approved Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

A federal judge in Manhattan ruled that anti-Israel agitator Mahmoud Khalil is not to be deported "unless and until the Court orders otherwise," on Monday. Khalil, who led anti-Israel protests and ...

Two of the judges on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals wrote that Mr. Trump's anti-DEI push could eventually raise concerns about First Amendment rights but said Abelson's sweeping block went ...

Hungary’s ruling coalition continued its crackdown on the country’s LBGTQ+ community on Monday, as members submitted a bill to parliament that would ban the popular Budapest Pride event and ...

Fortnite has updated its anti-cheat policy as part of its efforts to deter cheaters and online miscreants. Epic Games just announced a host of improvements and changes to its anti-cheat and ...