You are entirely forgiven for not knowing this, since they are not especially rare — cerium is about as common as copper. The problem is that they’re difficult to isolate and purify; it wouldn’t be ...

Researchers may have found a way to create a new superheavy element, known as "element 120," which would be so hefty that it would need to be put in a new row on the periodic table of elements. If ...

Some extinct volcanoes may be harboring a cache of "rare earth elements," new research has determined. These elements are important for running certain green technologies. The discovery therefore ...

Primordial nucleosynthesis during the early universe generated hydrogen, helium, and minor lithium-7 before the cosmos cooled, halting further fusion. Stellar interiors synthesize elements up to iron ...

MEGI unifies IS, ICE, transposon and phage annotations into the first comprehensive mobile-element dataset, boosting Centroid ...

In Dava Sobel's latest book, "The Elements of Marie Curie," the acclaimed Pulitzer Prize finalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author of "Galileo’s Daughter," chronicles the life and work of the ...

MANILA, Philippines — The University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UP MSI) has detected elevated levels of ...

In a new biography, Dava Sobel focuses not just on the legendary physicist and chemist, but on the 45 women who worked in her lab. By Kate Zernike Kate Zernike is a reporter at The Times. She is the ...