Kyoto, Japan -- "Why are we here?" is humanity's most fundamental and persistent question. Tracing the origins of the elements is a direct attempt to answer this at its deepest level. We know many ...

Seventeen elements of the periodic table have taken on outsize importance because of their use in smartphones, electric vehicles, medical devices, and other technologies. They’re valued for their ...

Scientists have discovered a fern from South China that naturally forms tiny crystals containing rare earth elements (REEs). This breakthrough opens the door to a promising new way of "green mining" ...

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. The acclaimed Irish novelist's sweeping epic hits shelves this September. Read a third early sneak peek here Lizz Schumer is the senior ...

The coziest season is upon us — and for me at least, that means finally being able to burn my most luxurious candles (and perhaps tending a bit more toward hand care as the weather cools, too).

For some time now, Microsoft has also required users to log in to their computer with an online account in the home editions of Windows 10 and 11. Although it’s ...

André O. Hudson receives funding from the National Institutes of Health. When most people hear the word uranium, they think of mushroom clouds, Cold War standoffs or the glowing green rods from ...

Like the iPhone, Samsung Galaxy handsets come loaded with a bunch of preinstalled Samsung apps that you don't necessarily need and might never use—especially as there are Google-made equivalents for a ...

At the Berkeley Pit, researchers hope to extract valuable metals to increase U.S. production of rare earths used in electric cars, medical advances and national defense. Ongoing extraction inside the ...

For years, Google made it incredibly easy to look up someone’s address, phone number, age, and other personal info. All you had to do was type in a person’s name and where they live, and you’d get all ...

Google updated its “Results About You” tool, and using it has been an eye-opening experience. It uncovered my home address, phone number and email on so-called people-search websites, along with my ...