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 ...

Naturally occurring radioactive elements are substances whose atomic nuclei are unstable. To become stable, these nuclei spontaneously break down, or decay, by releasing energy in the form of ...

Google is rolling out the latest Find Hub app update on Android, while android.com now offers a comprehensive list of compatible devices. Version 3.1.458 of Find Hub is rolling out with a pair of ...

The U.S. Department of the Interior expanded its list of critical minerals Thursday to include new elements, such as copper, silver and uranium, allowing these new minerals to become eligible for ...

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Peter Waldman Artisan, glassblower, and balloon man. Peter Waldman is never without a balloon. Even out to dinner, he will pause and twist up a creation if there’s a child nearby. For the past 40 ...

China curbs export of five new rare earth elements New rules come weeks ahead of Trump-Xi meeting Foreign producers who use Chinese tech, material required to comply Foreign semiconductor users will ...

The Sterling Heights Housing Commission will soon take applications for its housing choice voucher program wait list. On the morning of Wednesday, Oct. 8, the commission is expected to open the ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine that someone gives you a list of five numbers: 1, 6, 21, 107, and—wait for it—47,176,870. Can you guess what comes next? If ...

2 billion-dollar lottery jackpots for Mega Millions and Powerball were purchased at a Florida Publix. The amount? $1.58 billion and $1.586 billion. In Florida, stores that sell winning Mega Millions ...