radioactive
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These radioactive elements decay at known rates, effectively acting as a built-in clock that reveals when the eggs were buried.
From Science Daily
Air sampling in Sweden began in the 1960s as part of efforts to monitor radioactive fallout from nuclear weapons testing.
From Science Daily
They’re calling it “mysterious” and underscoring the name “radiation” fog, which is the scientific descriptor for such natural fog events — not an indication that they carry radioactive material.
From Los Angeles Times
The research team focused on detecting moments when a high-energy neutrino hits a carbon-13 nucleus and converts it into nitrogen-13, a radioactive form of nitrogen that decays roughly ten minutes later.
From Science Daily
The £1m scanner works by detecting gamma rays emitted by a radioactive substance that is injected into patients' bodies.
From BBC
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