Thank you!

We have emailed you a PDF version of the article you requested.

Can't find the email?

Please check your spam or junk folder

IFLScience Home
IFLScience logo

Complete the form below to listen to the audio version of this article

You can unsubscribe at any time. View ourprivacy policy and terms below.

IFLScience needs the contact information you provide to us to contact you about our products and services. You may unsubscribe from these communications at any time.

For information on how to unsubscribe, as well as our privacy practices and commitment to protecting your privacy, check out ourPrivacy Policy

Ad

tag

plutonium

latest-icon

Latest

link to article

The Scientists Who Ate Their Subjects: From Plutonium And Penguin Eggs To Heavy Water And Mammoth JerkyMan holding silver cloche in city street suggests outdoor dining experience with urban backdrop reflecting elegance and service.

link to article

The Scientists Who Ate Their Subjects: From Plutonium And Penguin Eggs To Heavy Water And Mammoth JerkyMan holding silver cloche in city street suggests outdoor dining experience with urban backdrop reflecting elegance and service.
humans-iconHumans

The Scientists Who Ate Their Subjects: From Plutonium And Penguin Eggs To Heavy Water And Mammoth Jerky

clock-iconJune 5, 2026

link to article

Australian "Science Nerd" Trying To Collect Every Element May Be Jailed After Reaching PlutoniumPlutonium drops.

link to article

Australian "Science Nerd" Trying To Collect Every Element May Be Jailed After Reaching PlutoniumPlutonium drops.
space-iconchemistry

Australian "Science Nerd" Trying To Collect Every Element May Be Jailed After Reaching Plutonium

clock-iconMarch 26, 2025
comments icon15
share130

link to article

Hanford Site: The "Apocalypse Factory" At The Heart Of The Manhattan ProjectA black and white photograph, taken in 1960, of the Hanford Site along the Columbia River

link to article

Hanford Site: The "Apocalypse Factory" At The Heart Of The Manhattan ProjectA black and white photograph, taken in 1960, of the Hanford Site along the Columbia River
nature-iconenvironment

Hanford Site: The "Apocalypse Factory" At The Heart Of The Manhattan Project

clock-iconNovember 13, 2024
share71

link to article

US Produces First Plutonium Pit For Nuclear Weapons Since 1989A nuclear weapon explosion

link to article

US Produces First Plutonium Pit For Nuclear Weapons Since 1989A nuclear weapon explosion
technology-iconTechnology

US Produces First Plutonium Pit For Nuclear Weapons Since 1989

clock-iconOctober 11, 2024
comments icon2
share250

link to article

Demon Core: The 3.5-Inch Nuclear Orb That Killed 2 PhysicistsThe demon core

link to article

Demon Core: The 3.5-Inch Nuclear Orb That Killed 2 PhysicistsThe demon core
space-iconSpace and Physics

Demon Core: The 3.5-Inch Nuclear Orb That Killed 2 Physicists

clock-iconApril 9, 2024
comments icon1
share84

link to article

Patient CAL-1: The Most Radioactive Human Who Ever LivedDr Joseph Hamilton

link to article

Patient CAL-1: The Most Radioactive Human Who Ever LivedDr Joseph Hamilton
health-iconHealth and Medicine

Patient CAL-1: The Most Radioactive Human Who Ever Lived

clock-iconFebruary 24, 2024
comments icon1
share110

link to article

Albert Stevens Survived One Of The Highest Known Accumulated Radiation Doses In HistoryLIFE Magazine - August 20, 1945

link to article

Albert Stevens Survived One Of The Highest Known Accumulated Radiation Doses In HistoryLIFE Magazine - August 20, 1945
health-iconhealth

Albert Stevens Survived One Of The Highest Known Accumulated Radiation Doses In History

clock-iconDecember 28, 2023
comments icon1
share97

link to article

What Does Plutonium Taste Like?A black and white photograph of small round drops of plutonium.

link to article

What Does Plutonium Taste Like?A black and white photograph of small round drops of plutonium.
humans-iconHumans

What Does Plutonium Taste Like?

clock-iconDecember 14, 2023
comments icon2
share950

link to article

Deep-Ocean Plutonium Hints At A Nearby Kilonova 3-4 Million Years AgoArtist's impression or two neutron stars merging, a process which may have occurred quite close to Earth 3.5-4.5 million years ago

link to article

Deep-Ocean Plutonium Hints At A Nearby Kilonova 3-4 Million Years AgoArtist's impression or two neutron stars merging, a process which may have occurred quite close to Earth 3.5-4.5 million years ago
space-iconAstronomy

Deep-Ocean Plutonium Hints At A Nearby Kilonova 3-4 Million Years Ago

clock-iconDecember 12, 2023
share220

link to article

Welcome To The Anthropocene? Scientists Propose Where And When It StartedCrawford Lake, a rare meromictic lake (where layers don't mix), has the dubious honor of being proposed as the place that indicates the start of the Anthropocene thanks to its plutonium levels from nuclear testing carried out here in the 1950s.

link to article

Welcome To The Anthropocene? Scientists Propose Where And When It StartedCrawford Lake, a rare meromictic lake (where layers don't mix), has the dubious honor of being proposed as the place that indicates the start of the Anthropocene thanks to its plutonium levels from nuclear testing carried out here in the 1950s.
nature-iconenvironment

Welcome To The Anthropocene? Scientists Propose Where And When It Started

clock-iconJuly 11, 2023
share170

link to article

What Is The Heaviest Element In The Universe?Oganesson (Og) Element Neon Light Glow Square Grid Background Design - Periodic Table, Chemical Symbol, Name, Atomic Weight, Atomic Number, Electron Shells, Classification, Phase at STP

link to article

What Is The Heaviest Element In The Universe?Oganesson (Og) Element Neon Light Glow Square Grid Background Design - Periodic Table, Chemical Symbol, Name, Atomic Weight, Atomic Number, Electron Shells, Classification, Phase at STP
space-iconphysics

What Is The Heaviest Element In The Universe?

clock-iconMay 19, 2023
comments icon14
share200

link to article

Scientists Have Found A New Way To Create A Radioactive Power Source For Space Explorationarticle image

link to article

Scientists Have Found A New Way To Create A Radioactive Power Source For Space Explorationarticle image
space-iconSpace and Physics

Scientists Have Found A New Way To Create A Radioactive Power Source For Space Exploration

clock-iconJanuary 11, 2019

link to article

Nuclear Materials Were Stolen From A Van In Texas In 2017 – And They're Still Missingarticle image

link to article

Nuclear Materials Were Stolen From A Van In Texas In 2017 – And They're Still Missingarticle image
space-iconSpace and Physics

Nuclear Materials Were Stolen From A Van In Texas In 2017 – And They're Still Missing

clock-iconJuly 17, 2018

link to article

The Mystery Behind A Deadly, Ancient "Gate To The Underworld" Has Been Solvedarticle image

link to article

The Mystery Behind A Deadly, Ancient "Gate To The Underworld" Has Been Solvedarticle image
nature-iconNature

The Mystery Behind A Deadly, Ancient "Gate To The Underworld" Has Been Solved

clock-iconFebruary 19, 2018

link to article

Plutonium Discovery May Lead To Simpler Clean-Upsarticle image

link to article

Plutonium Discovery May Lead To Simpler Clean-Upsarticle image
space-iconSpace and Physics

Plutonium Discovery May Lead To Simpler Clean-Ups

clock-iconMay 9, 2017