On the far right side of the periodic table, just beneath oxygen, sits a lesser-known group of elements called the chalcogens ...

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A team of four outstanding students from Vietnam is attending the 60th International Mendeleev Chemistry Olympiad (IMChO) for ...

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Uranium is a naturally occurring radioactive element which has the atomic number of 92 and chemical symbol U in the periodic ...

On Thursday, April 16, the grand opening of the 60th anniversary International Mendeleev Olympiad of Schoolchildren in ...

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he history of warfare has typically been depicted as the result of the combined efforts of accomplished generals and ...

A new approach reveals unexpected ways oxygen can bind to rare metals. Iron plays a central role in how the body uses oxygen. In hemoglobin, it binds dioxygen, a pair of oxygen atoms, allowing blood ...

Melvin Durai Imagine you are waiting at a bus stop, reading something on your phone, when a student walks up. He’s also ...

A new study suggests rare earth elements form in magma above ancient subduction zones, as that magma reacts with substances ...