It is a sandwich with the rarest of fillings. Researchers have unveiled berkelocene, a compound containing the synthetic element berkelium nestled neatly between two ring-shaped molecules (Science ...

In a world where real incompetence wreaks havoc on public welfare, it is nothing short of outrageous that some security officials choose to indulge in far-fetched conspiracy theories rather than ...

There is no other product in the world whose price has fluctuated as much as gold. Over the past 50 years, its price has ...

Californium does not occur naturally on Earth. The process to create it is as lengthy as it is expensive, making this synthetic element far more costly ... Continue Reading → ...

Californium, a metal first synthesized in 1950, is the world's most expensive material due to its extreme rarity and its applications in medicine, industry and security.