You can derive this if you like, but here is the mathematical model for the decay of some atoms. I consider carbon dating one of the coolest applications of radioactive decay. You probably know ...

Editor’s note: This is part of a series called “The Day Tomorrow Began,” which explores the history of breakthroughs at UChicago. Learn more here. Radiocarbon dating, or carbon-14 dating, is a ...

A new study has used AI to decipher the age of the Dead Sea Scrolls, potentially rewriting what we know about when some of ...

So we can shake hands with these people from 2,000 years ago, and we can put them in time much better now,” said Professor ...

By combining radiocarbon dating and artificial intelligence researchers are redating some of the fragments of the Dead Sea ...

Though one of the most essential tools for determining an ancient object’s age, carbon dating might not be as accurate as we once thought. When news is announced on the discovery of an ...

Carbon dating, the archaeological workhorse, is getting a major reboot The technique’s success might persuade more of the art world to seek radiocarbon dates, which can more definitively ...

Trailblazing interdisciplinary system, combining AI and radiocarbon dating, indicates the precious artifacts may have been ...

[Photo/Xinhua] Carbon dating has recently confirmed the age of a 3,800-year-old red pottery bird statue, unearthed in Central China's Henan province. The statue, 16 cm long and 7 cm tall ...