Carbon is the elemental backbone of life on Earth and, increasingly, of our biggest climate challenge. The sixth element in the periodic table, carbon, forms the structure of every organic molecule - ...

The North Carolina headquarters of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) is moving to Europe and will ...

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Industrial runoff and continued habits of disposing of chemical materials across the country and in Mississippi have led to an increase in toxic materials in the state’s waterways. Many of these ...

From ancient coins to modern markets, gold has shaped money and value for centuries. Here's why, among all the elements, it has remained the world's store of value.

On 17 February 1869, Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev jotted down the symbols for the chemical elements, putting them in order according to their atomic weights and inventing the periodic table. He ...

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The Trump administration plans to deploy nearly $12 billion to create a strategic reserve of rare earth elements.

The White House confirmed on Monday the start of "Project Vault," which would initially be funded by a $10 billion loan from ...

These chemical oddities may explain why Earth seems to be deficient in certain elements — and could prove useful in catalysts ...

The moon is chock-full of Earth’s history. Elements from our planet’s atmosphere have made their way into moon dust, also called regolith, on a pathway created by the Earth’s magnetic field. These ...

The 1970s birthed a number of unique, innovative films that have stood the test of time and still continue to reel in highly ...