Have you heard someone trying to rizz somebody up with the line "I love gold but remove the A?" and wondered what it means?

In the 1960s, gold was pegged at $35 an ounce, about the same as a tailored suit, while today it is $1,850, which would still buy you a Savile Row suit. The final element of gold’s appeal as a ...

and they are different from the atoms of all other elements. For example, copper and gold are elements. A piece of gold contains only gold atoms. A piece of copper contains only copper atoms.

Graham Hutchings reflects on how this has come about. Gold is the most noble of the elements and by virtue of this holds a central place in the world of finance, art and jewellery. It is ...

Jean-Marie Tarascon ponders on the value of lithium, an element known for about 200 years, whose importance is now fast increasing in view of the promises it holds for energy storage and electric ...