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Saturday, August 28, 2010

Science: The Strange Case of Solar Flares and Radioactive Elements

Neutrinos may affect the rate of radioactive decay.

The radioactive decay of some elements sitting quietly in laboratories on Earth seemed to be influenced by activities inside the sun, 93 million miles away.

For more, see The Strange Case of Solar Flares and Radioactive Elements by Dan Stober, August 23, 2010, at Stanford University News.

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