decay

In one state, the decay involved an electric transition.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026

Symbols of neglect and urban decay abound in artist Sayre Gomez’s “Precious Moments” at David Kordansky Gallery, on view through March 1.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

They include food shortages, water contamination, plumbing stoppages, lost mail, and mental health decay, spurring some crew members to jump ship.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

It helps explain the extraordinary stability of protons, which form a central part of atomic nuclei and do not appear to decay under ordinary circumstances.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026

Eventually, they decay, emitting radiation in their new location.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

The observation suggests that current theoretical explanations are incomplete and that scientists need a more sophisticated framework to explain why some decays release one neutron while others release two.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2026

Sphagnum moss can hold 20 times its weight in water and helps create peat bogs, where dead vegetation accumulates rather than decays, capturing carbon in the ground.

From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2026

It contains radium that decays into radon gas, which is radioactive and can cause cancer.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2025

Keeping the truth from someone might not be outright dishonesty, but it’s a rot that decays the same way, just festering at a slower pace.

From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2025

Libby determined that the rate at which cosmic rays create CH is roughly equal to the rate at which it decays.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Yet, despite this surge of security personnel, basic living conditions have only decayed.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

“Remote and hybrid work used to be a privilege, but its benefits over in-person work have decayed across the board,” Chris Martin, senior economist at Glassdoor, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026

In several cases, these concretions sealed off the interior lining, preserving pieces of fabric that would normally have decayed long ago.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 8, 2026

Zoologists believe the animal decayed for weeks before it was fossilised and this led to the case of mistaken identity.

From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026

Although it is young and all she has, it is as if it had decayed on the vine at budding time.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison

Voyager 2 and its twin, Voyager 1, rely on radioisotope thermoelectric generators, which produce electricity from heat released by decaying plutonium.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026

From Boyle Heights to Monterey Park, residents said they were overwhelmed by the smoke from the week-long fire, and then tormented by the horrible stench from decaying meat and seafood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

The ornate stone balconies of the decaying colonial townhouses jutting above your head are liable to collapse at any moment.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

NEW YORK—More than a million fans will visit New York City this month for the World Cup, and many of them will squeeze through the decaying bowels of Pennsylvania Station while they’re here.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

A Sir Whitcomb, some decaying British nobleman, who chose to disintegrate under a sun more easeful than England’s, had introduced the white strain into the family in the early 1800’s.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison