South Africa’s State-owned mineral research organisation Mintek is spearheading a far-reaching research initiative into the recovery of rare earth elements from South Africa’s abundant reserves of ...

Astronomers have uncovered a hidden cosmic web of galaxies and gas by mapping hydrogen light from the early universe.

Gold and other heavy elements are born in some of the universe’s most violent events—but scientists still struggle to understand the nuclear steps that create them. Now, nuclear physicists have ...