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Neutrinos are one of the most mysterious particles in the universe, often called "ghost particles" because they rarely ...

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The 12-metre-diameter acrylic vessel surrounded by 9,000 photomultiplier tubes at the heart of the the Sudbury Neutrino ...

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A team of scientists from several U.S. institutions, including the University of Minnesota, discovered six million year old ...

Scientists found Chernobyl fuel grains that still contain radioactive gases and operational secrets from the reactor after 30 years ...

Uranium is found on every continent, but the largest deposits are in Australia, Kazakhstan, Canada, and Russia.

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