long-lived
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For many years, scientists believed that supervolcanoes contained large, long-lived chambers filled primarily with liquid magma.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 28, 2026
Middle-aged individuals with long-lived parents developed cardiometabolic diseases an average of 13 years later than their partners whose parents had shorter lifespans.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 21, 2026
While conventional nuclear plants split heavy atoms in a process called fission, fusion does the opposite: It combines light atomic nuclei into heavier ones, releasing enormous energy without greenhouse-gas emissions or long-lived radioactive waste.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
If it works, it could provide potentially limitless electricity without greenhouse gases or long-lived radioactive waste.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
But a long-lived fissionable isotope, especially one that could be chemically separated from its uranium grandparent, might be especially suitable for a bomb.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
