Scientists have discovered the elusive properties hidden within promethium, a rare earth element that has remained largely ...

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

For the first time, astronomers have probed the physical environment of repeating X-ray outbursts near monster black holes ...

Microorganisms also play a central role in the biosphere, through global environmental processes and recycling of elements and waste products. In biotechnology and synthetic biology, microbes are also ...