Asteroids may have sparked life on Earth, delivering key chemical compounds, generating heat, and carving out freshwater ...

These chemical oddities may explain why Earth seems to be deficient in certain elements — and could prove useful in catalysts and more. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

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 ...

Colorado State University’s College of Liberal Arts hosted Anna L. Tsing, a professor of anthropology at the University of California, Santa Cruz Oct. 30. Tsing detailed her research on how people and ...

Many space-lovers know the phrase “We are all made of star stuff.” And it’s true — our planet formed from the dust cloud left over from the formation of our Sun, and from the planet, all life. That ...

When saving the galaxy from the reaper threat as Commander Shepard in the Mass Effect trilogy, there are a plethora of choices you’ll make. Some are quite meaningful, like who to save on Virmire or ...

Fabric, bronze, fake flowers, feathers, wire, wood—sculptor Nick Cave has wielded a host of materials to build monuments to resilience. Now, he’s turning to a new medium, unveiling his first virtual ...

We’ve reached the limit of a very successful way to make new elements in the lab. In new research, scientists unveil a new take on that technology and report its success. The heaviest elements could ...

The security of code-based digital records is a major concern of the 21st century. AI and artificial general intelligence (AGI) can be hacked to pieces by digital adversaries, and some AI objectives ...

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory are using the 88-Inch Cyclotron to help steady the famous periodic table of elements one atom at a time where it's gone a ...

A more efficient and environmentally friendly approach to extracting rare earth elements that power everything from electric vehicle batteries to smartphones could increase domestic supply and ...

Avatar: The Last Airbender doesn’t have an official VR game, although you’d be forgiven for double-taking as you bend all four elements in the multiplayer action game Elements Divided, now available ...