Why it matters: The periodic table organizes elements by atomic number and properties, making it a powerful tool for predicting reactivity and bonding tendencies. Learning made easier: Interactive ...

Life itself depends on a core group of about a dozen elements – such as carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen – along with ...

The 12-month suspension of China’s expanded rare earth export controls is set to expire on 10 November 2026, with current supply conditions indicating limited progress in reducing global dependence, ...

Researchers from the University of Liverpool, Japan, and Argentina have captured atomic-resolution images of an important ...

How did we get here? That has to be humanity’s most fundamental question that, so far, has no clear answer. The first step in solving this puzzle is to figure out the origin of life’s ingredients, ...

The body is, for all intents and purposes, an extraordinarily complex machine. This requires a multitude of parts all working together in complicated relationships from the micro- to macromolecular ...

Table salt, a staple across cultures, is an effective vehicle for delivering nutrients to people. The wide success of iodized salt in eradicating goiter, an iodine deficiency disorder, is evidence. So ...

When studying rare earth elements, noticing a violet glow in the lab used to be a sign for scientists that something intriguing lay on the other side of an impenetrable wall. That glow belonged to ...

A research team involving University of Iowa chemists reports a new oxidation state for a rare earth chemical element, a discovery that could broaden its use and potential applications for society.