Scientists have gained insights into the weak nuclear force from new, more sensitive studies of the beta decays of the 'mirror' nuclei lithium-8 and boron-8. The weak nuclear force drives the process ...

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Scientists in Finland have found a rare type of nuclear decay that could help answer one of physics’ biggest open questions: the mass of the electron‑antineutrino. Neutrinos are tiny, almost massless ...

Researchers have visualized atoms in motion just before a radiation-driven decay process occurs, revealing a surprisingly ...