Lithium-6 is essential for producing nuclear fusion fuel, but isolating it from the much more common isotope, lithium-7, usually requires liquid mercury, which is extremely toxic. Now, researchers ...

Lithium-6 is essential for producing nuclear fusion fuel, but isolating it from the much more common isotope, lithium-7, ...

Deaths of nearby massive stars may have played a significant role in triggering at least two mass extinction events in ...

Lithium-6 is a crucial material for nuclear fusion reactors, but isolating it is challenging – now researchers have found a way to do this without using toxic mercury ...

Physicists have measured a nuclear reaction that can occur in neutron star collisions, providing direct experimental data for ...

Southeast Siberia is home to the world's oldest lake, with scientists estimating that the massive body of water dates back 25 ...

Enriched Lithium is a critical ingredient in fusion reactors. Making it is a toxic nightmare, but scientists may have found a ...

A breakthrough in heavy-element chemistry shatters long-held assumptions about transuranium elements. Researchers have ...

Scientists from Tomsk Polytechnic University, in collaboration with their colleagues, supported by the federal Priority-2030 ...

A University of Vienna study suggests that the solar system's movement through the galaxy affected Earth's climate millions ...

Discover the Oldest Lake on Earth, Lake Baikal, which has existed for 25 million years. Learn about its depth, biodiversity, ...