When most people hear the word uranium, they think of mushroom clouds, Cold War standoffs or the glowing green rods from science fiction. But uranium isn’t just fuel for apocalyptic fears. It’s also a ...

More common than gold, uranium is abundant on Earth. But less than one percent of the naturally occurring element is useful for nuclear power. Uranium was discovered in 1789 by Martin Klaproth, a ...

Artistic impression of the interaction of uranium with the freshwater diatom Achnanthidium saprophilum. Such diatoms can be the entry point for the accumulation of pollutants - for example ...