Manipulating atomic motion could make metals stronger and bendier By Rahul Rao / Published March 18, 2022
Dust clouds are killing people out West—and the dangers could spread By Virginia Gewin / Published February 24, 2022
This material uses a physics trick to keep roofs cool in summer and warm in winter By Rahul Rao / Published December 17, 2021
On this blisteringly hot metal planet, a year lasts only 8 hours By Leto Sapunar / Published December 2, 2021
The US government is hunting for rare metals out West. That doesn’t fly with some locals. By Sarah Scoles/Undark / Published November 10, 2021
Centuries-old tools reveal how the Chikasha people fought off conquistadors By Philip Kiefer / Published July 12, 2021
These airless bike tires rely on a metal alloy designed for NASA rovers By Stan Horaczek / Published March 24, 2021
More electric cars means more mining, but recycling could help minimize the impact By Jeremy Deaton / Published June 15, 2019
Neutron star collisions may have created most of the gold in the universe By Mary Beth Griggs / Published October 19, 2017
Laser-Blasted Metal Forms A Self-Cleaning Non-Stick Surface By Loren Grush / Published January 22, 2015