In heavy water, each hydrogen atom is indeed heavier, with a neutron as well as a proton in its nucleus. This isotope of hydrogen is called deuterium, and heavy water's more scientific name is ...

Earth received water toward the final stages of its formation. This reshapes understanding of the conditions needed for life.

China National Nuclear Corporation’s (CNNC) first-ever commercial reactor for the production of isotopes has officially opened. Called the Qinshan Nuclear Power Base plant, it has already ...

Isotopes are varieties of the same element that ... The data obtained also provides an insight into the history of water on Earth: according to a widespread assumption, it only arrived on Earth ...