This week's element is thallium, which goes by the symbol Tl and the atomic number, 81. Thallium was discovered in 1861 by spectroscopy and named by British chemist Sir William Crookes. Its name comes ...

The sun, the essential engine that sustains life on Earth, generates its tremendous energy through the process of nuclear fusion. At the same time, it releases a continuous stream of ...

Thallium, the substance that seems to have caused the former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko to be admitted to a London hospital, is frequently referred to as the poison of choice. A colourless, ...

From cancer-fighting proteins to eco-friendly metal extraction, scientists are finding surprising new uses for elements like boron and thallium. ETH Zurich chemists have unlocked a faster way to build ...

University of Queensland geochemist Dr. Amelia Corzo-Remigio said powerful X-rays confirmed crops in the Brassicaceae family ...

Human activities account for a substantial amount—anywhere from 20% to more than 60%—of toxic thallium that has entered the Baltic Sea over the past 80 years, according to new research by scientists ...

Leafy vegetables such as kale and cabbage could soon play an unexpected role in ...

A 22-year-old former Lehigh University student will face charges that he tried to poison his roommate using thallium and other chemicals, Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli announced ...

EX-Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter were poisoned with a nerve agent in Salisbury last year. The pair were “targeted specifically” when they were dosed by a rare and deadly nerve agent, ...