These are almost one-quarter of the periodic table and are mainly found in the first four periods. Of these, 11 are essential elements that our bodies need in larger amounts: oxygen, carbon ...

A primordial element, and one of the first additions to Mendeleev's periodic table ...

For more than 30 years, physicists have wrestled with gallium’s structure in the liquid state. Now, fresh simulations offer ...

These writers’ liberation of carbon retraces a path laid down 50 years ago by Italian chemist and writer Primo Levi, whose collection of short stories, The Periodic Table (1975) concludes with ...

It has all the makings of a toxic controversy. Growing evidence suggests that the molecules known as forever chemicals — used ...

THIS SCRIPT AND VIDEO HAVE BEEN REFILED DUE TO A U.S.-CHINA TRADE DEAL BEING REACHED WITH A FRAMEWORK TO REMOVE CHINESE EXPORT RESTRICTIONS ON RARE EARTH MINERALS. THE STORY WAS FIRST PUBLISHED ON ...

A popular 2D active material, molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), just got a platinum upgrade at an atomic level. A study led by ...

Rare earths are the world’s most in-demand elements. Marco Magrini reports on the battle for their future — and ours ...

From a struggling family tea estate to an innovative climate venture, Alt Carbon has raised $12 million in a seed round as it plans to scale its carbon dioxide removal work in the South Asian nation.

A Science Amusement Park The Clore Science Garden, which the Davidson Institute of Science Education runs, stands out as the ...

Find out what makes some nickel ‘dirty’, where it’s mined, and whether it's lurking in your EV, battery, or solar panels.