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Elements
print of a Goya etchingq

How the Elements Got Their Names

Distillations Article
Woman at lab with instrument

A Seat at the Table

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Color photograph of a mushroom cloud

Element Hunting in a Nuclear Storm

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Two children stare at cellphone in front of smokestacks

Choosing a Better High-Tech Future

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Neodymium magnet

Forbes: Rare Earth Minerals Could Be Sourced Through Outdated Smartphones, Batteries, Wind Turbines
Media Coverage
Man in profile in front of wall chart

The Transfermium Wars: Scientific Brawling and Name-Calling during the Cold War

Distillations Article
The Alchymist (1775), an engraving

Hennig Brandt and the Discovery of Phosphorus

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