Rare earth elements are critical to many industries—used in electric motors, medical imaging and diagnostics, oil and gas ...

Scientists have puzzled over the origin of elements heavier than iron since the 1950s. Recently, LSU astrophysicist Eric ...

Earth and Mars are mysteriously low in elements like copper and zinc, which are crucial for planetary chemistry and potentially life. A new study overturns old theories by showing that these elements ...

Isotopes are versions of the same element that have slightly different masses. The isotopic composition of titanium is modified when crust is formed on Earth. This makes titanium isotopes useful ...