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Glowing Antineutrino Map Shows How Radioactive the Earth Is

It’s often said that we know less about Earth’s deep interior than we do about the surface of Mars (or maybe even Pluto). A new global map of subatomic particles called antineutrinos is helping to change that. It’s showing scientists just how radioactive our little Blue Marble is.

The neutrino and its antimatter cousin—the antineutrino—are the smallest particles known to science. They’re produced by the radioactive decay of elements that occurs everywhere, all the time—in stars, black holes, and our planet’s interior. And they’re absolutely everywhere: At any given moment, trillions of these tiny particles are zipping through our homes and our bodies. Most of us are none the wiser.

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