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  1. Sodium: The key to life

    Sodium, the explosive alkali metal that is crucial for all life on Earth.

  2. Any Old Iron

    Beyond war and peace, how iron has shaped human biology and culture.

  3. Fluorine: Chemistry's Tiger

    Fluorine has a deadly reputation as one of the most reactive of all the elements.