Billions of tons of silicon and oxygen surround us, yet one element hides in nearly invisible traces. It's rarer than gold, and most people have never even heard its name.

Researchers from The University of Osaka created a reagent for important building-block molecules with an abundant main-group element, gallium. These early findings show that an organic gallium ...

There’s an element scattered across the universe that defies every prediction cosmologists thought was settled. No model ...

Proposed changes to league tables will make “little difference” to the progress 8 and attainment 8 scores of most schools, ...

Sandy beaches are ecotonal environments connecting land and sea, hosting exclusive resident organisms and key life stages of (often charismatic) fauna. Humans also visit sandy beaches where tourism, ...

Texas A&M scientists have unlocked new potential for astatine-211, a rare and short-lived element, as a highly precise cancer-fighting isotope. Its alpha emissions destroy tumor cells while sparing ...

As rescue and relief efforts in the Caribbean are ongoing after Hurricane Melissa, Unexpected Elements looks at the science of storms. We explore how AI might help us better predict the weather ...

Ed Sheeran has celebrated changes to the national curriculum in England that mean more students will be able to study creative subjects. The singer-songwriter praised government plans to modernise ...

A major shake-up aims to give every child the same shot at science success, regardless of their postcode. Parents are being warned about a significant change on the horizon for GCSEs which could make ...