The UN is marking 2019 as the International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements. The table itself is widely considered to be one of the greatest scientific achievements in human history.

We're at a critical juncture: Do we impose sweeping mandates that may restrict freedom to save the planet, or do we bet on human ingenuity and free-market solutions to pave the way for sustainable ...

How a planet comes together has implications for whether it captures and retains the volatile elements, including nitrogen, carbon and water, that eventually give rise to life, according to scientists ...

David Rothery is Professor of Planetary Geosciences at the Open University. He is co-leader of the European Space Agency's Mercury Surface and Composition Working Group, and a Co-Investigator on MIXS ...

Researchers evaluated the prevalence, concentration and tissue distribution of essential and non-essential trace elements, including heavy metal toxicants in tissue (blubber, kidney, liver, skeletal ...

For decades, the United States has depended almost entirely on foreign sources for its supply of rare earth elements—materials essential to modern technology, from smartphones to electric vehicles. A ...