In nuclear physics, "magic numbers" identify specific numbers of protons or neutrons that lead to especially stable nuclei.

Magic numbers" in nuclear physics identify specific numbers of protons or neutrons that lead to especially stable nuclei.

A new forensic test could help identify poached elephant ivory being disguised and smuggled as legal mammoth tusks.

Stable isotope analysis could offer a new tool in the fight against wildlife poaching by helping differentiate legal mammoth ...

Silver-110’s decay reveals a promising path to measure antineutrino mass. New data could reshape future neutrino studies.

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Light stable isotopes are widely used in forensic sciences (in the broadest sense) to determine habitats, biochemical processes, diets, the hydrological cycle, and climate change. The goal of this ...

A new tool to detect elephant tusks disguised as legal mammoth ivory has been deployed in the battle against poaching. Stable isotope analysis developed by wildlife forensic scientists can tell apart ...

Long before ships sailed the oceans or factories hunted whales for oil, humans living near the Bay of Biscay were already ...