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- The Sun is changing the rate of radioactive decay http://io9.com/5619954/the-sun-is-changing-the-rate-of-radioactive-decay-and-breaking-the-rules-of-chemistry 52 comments
- Does radioactive decay rate vary within the sun? http://phys.org/news202456660.html 5 comments askscience
- Particle and radioactive decay http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Particle_decay#Decay_rate 9 comments askscience
- Radioactive decay rates vary with the sun's rotation http://www.geojunk.com/geographic-topics/other-sciences/139-physics/11768-radioactive-decay-rates-vary-with-the-suns-rotation 11 comments science
- Is radioactive decay objectively random? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randomness#In_the_physical_sciences 58 comments science
- Scientists witness rare event of the radioactive decay of xenon-124 which has never been witnessed before https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/dark-matter-rarest-ever-event-xenon-half-life-radioactive-discovery-breakthrough-latest-science-a8884896.html?amp 31 comments science
- Scientists witness rare event of the radioactive decay of xenon-124 which has never been witnessed before. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/dark-matter-rarest-ever-event-xenon-half-life-radioactive-discovery-breakthrough-latest-science-a8884896.html?amp 20 comments worldnews
- Do radioactive material decay at the same rate regardless of gravity? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/50mtfz/do_radioactive_material_decay_at_the_same_rate/ 78 comments askscience
- Why does it take so long for radioactive material to decay? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/4xa4oo/why_does_it_take_so_long_for_radioactive_material/ 8 comments askscience
- Is there any credible evidence that suggests radioactive decay may not be constant http://www.answersingenesis.org/tj/v15/i2/acceleration.asp 14 comments askscience
- By observing a radioactive atom, is there any way of knowing whether it will decay soon or in a million years' time? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/6em5dl/by_observing_a_radioactive_atom_is_there_any_way/ 80 comments askscience
- What happens to the molecules containing radioactive isotopes when the atoms decay? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/5h6rmk/what_happens_to_the_molecules_containing/ 180 comments askscience
- TIL that the sun may affect the rate of decay of radioactive elements on earth. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/q3/new-system-could-predict-solar-flares,-give-advance-warning.html 5 comments science
- You're looking at a giant chunk of radioactive material. Are there any visible indications of decay? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/73wis3/youre_looking_at_a_giant_chunk_of_radioactive/ 16 comments askscience
- [Physics] What exactly determines how a radioactive isotope will decay? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/6twg95/physics_what_exactly_determines_how_a_radioactive/ 6 comments askscience
- Why are all radioactive decays electrons, positrons, or helium nuclei? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/5xylga/why_are_all_radioactive_decays_electrons/ 7 comments askscience
- [2010] Purdue-Stanford team finds radioactive decay rates vary with the sun's rotation http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2010/100830fischbachjenkinsdec.html 11 comments science
- Is the evidence of a solar neutrino influence on terrestrial radioactive decay rates compelling enough to warrant further study? http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/arxiv/pdf/1007/1007.3318v1.pdf 15 comments askscience
- How did quantum physicists come to the conclusion that phenomena like radioactive decay has no cause rather than concluding that there's an unknown, random-like variable causing it? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/7v1pao/how_did_quantum_physicists_come_to_the_conclusion/ 12 comments askscience
- Planned nuclear storage material could decay faster than expected: could result in radioactive material release https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/01/planned-nuclear-storage-material-could-decay-faster-than-expected/ 3 comments energy
- Why do radioactive atoms have a half-life where only 1/2 of them decay at a time? Why don't they all decay at about the exact same time? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/6sxjfc/why_do_radioactive_atoms_have_a_halflife_where/ 19 comments askscience
- Is it possible that all elements are radioactive at some point -- even if it took the age of the universe for just one atom to decay? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/4ricp8/is_it_possible_that_all_elements_are_radioactive/ 9 comments askscience
- Distance between Earth and Sun may influence radioactive decay rates of Cs-137, Si-32, and Ra-226. http://wavewatching.net/2012/09/01/from-the-annals-of-the-impossible-experimental-physics-edition/ 126 comments science
- More evidence for a ‘fifth force’ found in radioactive decay measurements – Physics World https://physicsworld.com/a/more-evidence-for-a-fifth-force-found-in-radioactive-decay-measurements/ 18 comments science
- Is radioactive particle decay (half-life) subject to time dilation? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/5bmanp/is_radioactive_particle_decay_halflife_subject_to/ 35 comments askscience
- Solar flares are changing the decay rate of radioactive particles on Earth, a process that physicists thought impossible http://www.astronomyreport.com/research/the_strange_case_of_solar_flares_and_radioactive_elements.asp 30 comments space
- The amount of long-lived radioactive elements incorporated into a rocky planet as it forms may be a crucial factor in determining its future habitability, according to a new study. Radioactive decay drives plate tectonics and may be necessary for the planet to generate a magnetic field. https://news.ucsc.edu/2020/11/planet-dynamos.html 21 comments science
- Dark Matter Detector Observes Rarest Event Ever Recorded | Researchers announce that they have observed the radioactive decay of xenon-124, which has a half-life of 18 sextillion years. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01212-8 4 comments science
- NASA starts fueling up Mars 2020 rover's nuclear powerplant - the MMRTG isn't a nuclear reactor, but more of a nuclear battery. Specifically, it generates 110 watts of power through the natural decay of the plutonium-238 radioactive isotope set in eight General-Purpose Heat Source (GPHS) modules. https://newatlas.com/nasa-mars-2020-nuclear-fuel/60741/ 36 comments space
- Existing theory predicts the radioactive decay of xenon 124 to have a half-life that surpasses the age of the universe “by many orders of magnitude,” but no evidence of the process had been found. New study finds the half-life to be close to 18 sextillion or 18,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 years. https://news.rice.edu/2019/04/24/elemental-old-timer-makes-the-universe-look-like-a-toddler/ 11 comments science
- The XENON Collaboration research announced that they have observed the radioactive decay of xenon-124, which has a half-life of 1.8 X 10²² years: a process that takes more than one trillion times longer than the age of the universe https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1124-4 12 comments science
- If radioactive elements decay, and have a half-life, how come we can observe elements with very short half-lives? Why haven't they decayed long before ever being discovered? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/7aaame/if_radioactive_elements_decay_and_have_a_halflife/ 16 comments askscience
- A team from Washington University found a way to delay – in theory, indefinitely – radioactive atomic decay: the mechanism by which Schrödinger’s famous pet either survived or perished when observed, that could lead to new ways of controlling quantum systems. Reported in Physical Review Letters. https://cosmosmagazine.com/physics/how-schrodinger-could-have-his-cat-and-see-it-too 4 comments science
- Has a Hungarian physics lab found a fifth force of nature? - A laboratory experiment in Hungary has spotted an anomaly in radioactive decay that could be the signature of a previously unknown fifth fundamental force of nature, physicists say – if the finding holds up. http://www.nature.com/news/has-a-hungarian-physics-lab-found-a-fifth-force-of-nature-1.19957 92 comments worldnews
- This article from 2010 says the sun is defying the laws of physics by altering the rate of decay of radioactive particles on Earth, four years later do we know the answer? http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2010-08/strange-solar-particles-might-be-affecting-earths-radioactive-materials-scientists-say?dom=psc&loc=photogalleries&lnk=1&con=mysteriously-solar-activity-found-to-influence-behavior-of-radioactive-materials-on-e 4 comments space
- There's a good chance that Pluto has an ocean. Kept liquid by the radioactive decay of potassium isotopes, it would cover the entire planetoid, 100 miles deep on average, beneath a 100 mile-thick icy crust. We'll find out in 2015. http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-11-pluto-hidden-ocean.html 288 comments science
- Radioactive Decay Anomaly Finally Explained (Maybe) - A long-standing puzzle over periodic oscillations in the decay of some elements may have finally been solved, say physicists http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/27246/ 7 comments science
- About 50% of the heat given off by the Earth is generated by the radioactive decay of elements such as uranium and thorium, and their decay products, according to a team of physicists. http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/46592 7 comments science
- TIL that lambda is used as the radioactive decay half-life constant, hence why it is used for the game Half-Life http://games.gearlive.com/blogimages/half-life-logo.jpg 3 comments reddit.com