South Africa has launched an innovative anti-poaching campaign, injecting rhino horns with radioactive isotopes to deter illegal trafficking. The University of the Witwatersrand, alongside nuclear ...

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A South African university launched an anti-poaching campaign Thursday to inject the horns of rhinos with radioactive isotopes that it says are harmless for the animals but can be detected by customs ...

When most people hear the word "radioactive," they tend to picture nuclear disasters like Ukraine's 1986 Chernobyl catastrophe or Japan's 2011 Fukushima meltdown. But in reality, radioactivity — the ...

MOKOPANE, South Africa (AP) -- A South African university launched an anti-poaching campaign Thursday to inject the horns of rhinos with radioactive isotopes that it says are harmless for the animals ...

Researchers have discovered an “unexpected” accumulation of the radioactive isotope beryllium-10, deep underneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean. The team hopes their discovery could serve as an ...

Yes, bananas are radioactive — but so are Brazil nuts, carrots, potatoes, beer, peanut butter, and lima beans. In fact, the Earth is filled with radioactive matter, and we're exposed to an unavoidable ...

Astatine is one of the least-studied elements of the periodic table, because all isotopes of astatine are unstable, with the longest half-life barely exceeding 8 hours. Thus, only radiochemists at the ...

Facilities that work with radioactive materials require practical solutions for small quantities of isotopes and radioactive waste.

Commodities from Indonesia beyond shrimp will almost certainly test positive for a radioactive isotope in the coming weeks and months, according to a new intelligence bulletin that follows a recall ...