The periodic table of elements has long been a cornerstone of chemistry, but what if we told you that the elements we know ...

The periodic table of elements, or Mendeleev’s table, was created in 1869 by Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev. This table organizes all known chemical elements by their atomic number ...

Diving into one of the most mesmerizing and mysterious elements on the periodic table: Mercury (Hg). Known for being the only ...

Move beyond lithium and its dominance in semiconductors. There exists a group of 17 other metals with mostly ...

Massive stars create heavy elements from lighter ones through fusion, eventually forging an iron core over millions of years.

As China tightens its grip on rare earths exports, one of its most crucial bargaining chips, the global supply chain is ...

The term is kicked around as freely as a pelota on a soccer pitch. Even if they can’t quite define it, I’d venture that most folks would say that they know it when they ...

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

China's dominance in rare earths minerals can cause a shortage for US consumers in everything from cars to TV remotes.

Scientists have found that our bodies need 28 different elements to function properly. These are almost one-quarter of the periodic table and are mainly found in the first four periods.

The discovery of a metal-rich star packed with both light and heavy elements hints at exotic stellar explosions and the role ...

China has stopped almost all shipments of critical minerals that are needed for cars, robots, wind turbines, jet fighters and ...