A longstanding mystery of the periodic table involves a group of unique elements called lanthanides. Also known as rare earth ...

These are almost one-quarter of the periodic table and are mainly found in the first four periods. Of these, 11 are essential elements that our bodies need in larger amounts: oxygen, carbon, ...

The discovery of a metal-rich star packed with both light and heavy elements hints at exotic stellar explosions and the role of ancient dwarf galaxies in seeding the cosmos with uranium and thorium.

Richard Feynman, a famous theoretical physicist who won the Nobel Prize, said that if he could pass on only one piece of ...

Uranium is a story of duality. It is a mineral pulled from ancient rocks that can light up a city or wipe one off the map. It’s not just a relic of the Cold War or science fiction. It’s real, it’s ...

Cobalt is a hard, silvery-gray metal best known for its impressive durability, heat resistance, and magnetic properties. It's found naturally in copper and nickel ores, and sits at number 27 on the ...

“In other years long blurbs would have students trying to decipher what they were really being asked to do. In this case, ...

This is Matt’s third time on Decoder; back in 2022, we had him on twice, first to talk about Automattic and WordPress broadly ...

Jack Spillman (a k a the Werewolf Butcher) confessed to murdering three people, two of them children and one just 9 years old ...

The Cult is the group that Ana de Armas' Eve Macarro fights against in Ballerina, and has a connection to the High Table which dates back 1000 years.

Quick geology lesson: There are 17 types of rare earths, and they’re used as the building blocks in cars, semiconductors, missiles, drones, and more. China mines 70% and processes 90% of the ...