When a small piece of sodium is placed in a petri dish with water and phenolphthalein, the sodium becomes a molten ball and darts around the dish, leaving a pink trail. The reactions of potassium, ...

Heavy metals like zinc -- which are present in industrial effluents when they are released into water bodies -- can accumulate in fishes, causing toxicity. Korean scientists studied the changes in ...

With the use of electric vehicles and grid-scale energy storage systems on the rise, the need to explore alternatives to lithium-ion batteries has never been greater. Researchers have recently ...

We’re used to hearing about heavy-metal bioaccumulation in aquatic species in a mostly negative light. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), “bioaccumulation” is “a process by which ...

As freshwater scarcity affects millions worldwide, scientists and engineers have looked for new ways of filtering unwanted metals and minerals out of water while retaining those elements for re-use ...