Radioactive decay keeps inner Earth hot

Tuesday, August 2, 2011 - 21:00 in Physics & Chemistry

MANHATTAN, Kan., Aug. 2 (UPI) -- Almost half of Earth's heat comes from naturally occurring radioactive decay of underground materials, U.S. and other scientists have calculated.

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