So, is palladium a good investment? Let's explore its unique benefits, risks and how it stacks up against other metals.

Scientists have created a groundbreaking map of strontium isotopes found across sub-Saharan Africa—which could help descendants of enslaved people reconstruct their family histories.

is the most expensive metal on the planet: 27 million euros per gram. Californium is a silvery-white radioactive metal whose unique properties make it a key element in modern science. Obtaining it ...

Rare earth metals are making headlines as demand rises for products from smartphones to wind turbines, and as governments seek secure supply.

Lithium (from Greek lithos or stone) is a silvery-white alkali metal that is the lightest solid element. Just one atomic step up from Helium, this magic metal seems to be in everything these days.

In general, the more reactive a metal is, the more vigorously it reacts ... Moves and fizzes. Melts to form a silvery ball. Heat is released. Crackle as it disappears. Colourless solution remains.

Here are some basic facts about them: Sign up here. Rare earths are a group of 17 elements including 15 silvery-white metals called lanthanides, or lanthanoids, plus scandium and yttrium.