Discovered in Gabon, the Oklo natural nuclear reactor operated about 2 billion years ago, a testament to nature's ability to ...

(THE CONVERSATION) When most people hear the word uranium, they think of mushroom clouds, Cold War standoffs or the glowing green rods from science fiction. But uranium isn’t just fuel for apocalyptic ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

Asked a reporter at President Eisenhower’s press conference last week: Was the great thermonuclear explosion in mid-Pacific last year a “bargain basement U-bomb”—a sort of “super H-bomb with a jacket ...

Neutrino monitor: artist’s impression of the STEREO experiment at ILL showing the six identical detectors (centre) located next to the reactor core (right). (Courtesy: Loris Scola/CEA) Data from an ...

Men work inside of a uranium conversion facility just outside the city of Isfahan, Iran, on March 30, 2005. The facility in Isfahan made hexaflouride gas, which was then enriched by feeding it into ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) André O. Hudson, Rochester Institute of Technology (THE CONVERSATION) When most people ...