nucleus

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All the matter around us -- including the protons and neutrons that make up the nucleus of atoms -- are made of baryons.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

As the nucleus grows heavier and more unstable, it eventually breaks down into lighter and more stable forms.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

In that scenario the nucleus behaves like an "amnesiac nucleus," with no memory of how it was formed.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

Scientists still need to determine the precise role these enzymes play in the nucleus.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

It not only kept electrons from spiraling catastrophically into the nucleus; it also explained hydrogen’s bewildering wavelengths.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson