Most people are aware of the dangers of lead in their homes and water supply. We have tests to detect lead in our bodies, and filters to remove some …
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Cadmium: The Highly Toxic Metal That Powers the World
Cadmium is a natural metal and the leading component in rechargeable batteries and solar cells. It is also highly toxic and heavily regulated. Learn about cadmium and four other fascinating elements.
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Other Fascinating Elements
On Christmas Eve in 1800, English scientist William Hyde Wollaston and his colleague Smithson Tennant, unwrapped a gift — to themselves. It was a …
Gallium is a rare, silvery white element that can pull off one of the coolest parlor tricks on the periodic table. At room temperature, gallium is a …
On Aug. 25, 2012, about 11 billion miles (18 billion kilometers) away from the sun, the NASA probe Voyager 1 left the heliosphere, boldly going where …
On Nov. 1, 1952, a team of American scientists working for the U.S. military threw the switch on a strange three-story structure codenamed "Ivy …
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