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Atomic nuclei are often described as orderly systems. Certain numbers of protons or neutrons, called magic numbers, usually produce especially stable and spherical nuclei.

If someone hands you a large, spiral seashell, chances are that your instinct will drive you to hold it up to your ear. Thousands of years ago, however, prehistoric communities in modern-day Spain ...

X-rays, a type of electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths from 0.01 to 10 nanometers, pack enough energy to pierce materials and interact with inner-shell electrons. 1 When they hit a sample, ...

A popular brand of crunchy taco shells, which shut down earlier this year, will be making a comeback after the manufacturing plant was bought by a major food company. The La Tiara taco shell plant in ...

The world's largest food distributor is teaming up with New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection to significantly expand the state's shell recycling program. Instead of ending up in ...

Strong gas trading, higher upstream production and liquefaction volumes, and increased refining margins are expected to boost Shell’s third-quarter earnings, the supermajor said in a trading update on ...

Alfred Wilson-Spencer receives funding from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) grants NE/T000228/1 and NE/V010867/1. He works for the University of Leeds. The iron-rich core at the centre ...