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An artisan applies a gold leaf to wood by using the "guazzo" technique, burnishing the gold leaf with an agate, in a workshop of Florence.

Why is gold so soft?

By Charles Q. Choi published

Gold is the most malleable element, but what's the science behind it?

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We see two firefighters in full gear holding a hose and blasting close by flames.

How does water put out fire?

By Donavyn Coffey published

Water extinguishes fire, but it doesn't act on the flames themselves.

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Uranium nitrate called uranyl, with uranium ore, radioactive material on isolated white background_RHJ via Getty Images

Scientists discover 1st 'neutron-rich' isotope of uranium since 1979

By Robert Lea published

Scientists have synthesized a previously unknown isotope of uranium, uranium-241, that may start to disappear after just 40 minutes.

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Alan Turing's famous mathematical model was right all along, chia seed experiment reveals

By Jennifer Nalewicki published

For the first time, scientists using chia seed experiments have confirmed that Alan Turing's mathematical model can explain patterns seen in nature.

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Elemental Shift: Periodic Table Gets Weight Changes

By Charles Q. Choi last updated

Ten elements that help make up the universe, including carbon, are getting their very atomic weights altered.

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Zinc: Benefits, sources & deficiency

By Anna Gora published

From immunity to skin health, we need zinc for a variety of bodily functions. Here are the best sources, as well as signs of deficiency

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Francium on the periodic table

Francium: Facts about the elusive radioactive element

By Joe Phelan published

Properties and sources of the element francium.

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This image is a digital enhancement of a NASA image of Earth’s atmosphere.

New, extremely reactive chemical discovered in the atmosphere

By Tom Metcalfe published

Millions of tons of a type of extremely reactive chemical can form in the atmosphere each year, with implications for health and the global climate.

Chemistry
A metal kettle attached to a log structure hangs over a campfire near a lake.

Why does wood catch fire, but metal doesn't?

By JoAnna Wendel published

Burning is the release of energy, and some materials like metals, can absorb energy better than others, such as wood.

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This artist's impression shows the decay of a lutetium-149 nucleus into a ytterbium-148 nucleus and a proton.

Scientists create weird pumpkin-shaped nucleus that vanishes in nanoseconds

By Stephanie Pappas published

A newly created isotope of the silvery metal lutetium has a strange squashed nucleus and a half-life of just a few hundred nanoseconds.

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