(Nanowerk News) Ever since the earliest theoretical predictions 20 years ago, the chemical elements potassium and sodium were expected to be detectable in atmospheres of “hot Jupiters”, gaseous ...

Trillions of miles away from Earth, exoplanets orbit their own home stars. In an effort to glimpse their secrets, scientists on this planet have devised some creative ways to view them. Now, one of ...

The news broke that a railroad car, loaded with pure sodium, had just derailed and was spilling its contents. A television reporter called me for an explanation of why firefighters were not allowed to ...