As China has begun to impose restrictions on rare earths, a one-year pause not withstanding, the U.S. is racing to build up its own supply chain.

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We need thoughtful commentary on tech’s implications for learning. John McWhorter’s shrug of an Atlantic essay was anything but.

“In particular, some observed asteroids surpass this mass density threshold. Especially noteworthy is the asteroid 33 ...

Today, the United States is dangerously dependent on foreign nations for 50 to 99% of 34 vital metals and minerals … and 100% of 15 others. China is our primary supplier for 24 of them; Russia for six ...

Texas A&M researchers have unlocked a new way to harness astatine-211, a rare and powerful isotope that may revolutionize ...

Every year, chemistry students spend Halloween morning assembling the periodic table of elements out of pumpkins beginning at ...

Nuclear chemists and nuclear physicists at the University of Cologne provide experimental proof of a long-suspected atomic decay pathway. The article ...

For the first time, a research team from the University of Cologne has observed the electron capture decay of technetium-98, ...

Why did they form at that time? Astronomers know from observing distant exploding stars that the size of the universe has ...

The interstellar object 3I/ATLAS has gathered significant scientific attention, and soon it will reach its closest point to ...