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- Zircon is a mineral belonging to a subgroup of silicate minerals called nesosilicates. Chemically, it is known as zirconium silicate, with the ...9 KB (1,181 words) - 06:08, 13 June 2023
- Alpha decay is a type of radioactive decay in which an atomic nucleus emits an alpha particle. An alpha particle (or α particle, named after ...13 KB (1,992 words) - 08:22, 23 July 2023
- Enrico Fermi (September 29, 1901 – November 28, 1954) was an Italian physicist most noted for his work on the development of the first nuclear ...25 KB (3,781 words) - 18:56, 13 February 2024
- Capitol Reef National Park is a United States National Park located in south-central Utah. Established as a national monument in 1937, it was ...19 KB (2,793 words) - 22:09, 25 November 2023
- Niger, officially the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked sub-Saharan country in western Africa, named after the Niger River. Though rich in minerals ...18 KB (2,433 words) - 21:41, 31 July 2023
- The nucleus of an atom is the very dense region at the center of the atom, consisting of particles known as protons and neutrons (collectively ...13 KB (1,903 words) - 06:57, 21 August 2023
- North Korea claims to possess nuclear weapons, and the CIA asserts that it has a substantial arsenal of chemical weapons. North Korea, a member ...25 KB (3,635 words) - 06:33, 16 November 2022
- The Colorado River flows 1,450 mi (2,330 km) from its headwaters in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado south into Mexico, where it empties into ...24 KB (3,618 words) - 22:40, 7 January 2024
- Marie Curie (or Maria Skłodowska-Curie, born as Maria Skłodowska; November 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934) was a physicist and chemist. She was born ...18 KB (2,796 words) - 04:14, 6 November 2022
- Otto Hahn (March 8, 1879 – July 28, 1968) was a German chemist and a pioneer of radioactivity and radiochemistry. He received the 1944 Nobel ...24 KB (3,736 words) - 10:52, 11 March 2023
- Also, the uranium-235 that remains in depleted uranium emits only a small amount of low-energy gamma radiation. According to the World Health ...62 KB (9,530 words) - 08:21, 8 January 2024
- Scandium (chemical symbol Sc, atomic number 21) is a soft, silvery-white metal. Scandium ore occurs in rare minerals from Scandinavia and elsewhere ...12 KB (1,615 words) - 17:06, 25 January 2023
- Mendelevium (chemical symbol Md (formerly Mv), atomic number 101), also known as unnilunium (symbol Unu), is a synthetic element in the periodic ...6 KB (778 words) - 04:30, 9 November 2022
- Modern geologists and geophysicists consider the age of Earth to be around 4.54 billion years (4.54 9 years).1997. [http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/geotime/age ...34 KB (5,149 words) - 06:44, 16 June 2023
- Carbonatites are unusual igneous rocks that contain carbonate minerals at levels that exceed 20 percent (by volume). Their additional mineral ...7 KB (933 words) - 19:10, 26 November 2023
- Nobelium (chemical symbol No, atomic number 102), also known as unnilbium (symbol Unb), is a synthetic element in the periodic table. A radioactive ...7 KB (962 words) - 02:34, 16 November 2022
- The outback, also known as the Great Australian Desert, is the remote and arid interior (and north) of Australia. The term "outback" ...7 KB (1,078 words) - 20:04, 20 January 2023
- Kakadu National Park is in the Northern Territory of Australia, 171 kilometers (106 mi) east of Darwin. Located within the Alligator Rivers ...37 KB (5,617 words) - 02:27, 19 December 2022
- The Republic of Chad is a landlocked country in central Africa. Though it has started exporting oil, these bright prospects are marred by widespread ...18 KB (2,606 words) - 00:11, 4 December 2023
- Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a sparsely populated country in Southern Africa on the Atlantic coast. It gained independence ...17 KB (2,377 words) - 02:43, 11 March 2023
