One of the great successes of 20th-century physics was the quantum mechanical description of solids. This allowed scientists to understand for the first time how and why certain materials conduct ...

A combination of refined sub-bottom acoustic sensing technology and core sampling is revealing the seafloor's history and the likely location of rare-earth elements. Japan’s surveyors hope to find ...

Radioactivity is a part of our earth - it has existed all along. Naturally occurring radioactive materials are present in its crust, the floors and walls of our homes, schools, or offices and in the ...