September 2, 2019 Issue

The Greatest Org Chart in Business History
The Greatest Org Chart in Business History
By Bloomberg News

Remarks

Remarks

Why the Periodic Table of Elements Is More Important Than Ever
By Peter Coy
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Features

Features

The Greatest Org Chart in Business History
By Bloomberg News
The Greatest Org Chart in Business History
We’re Running Out of Helium, and Two Geologists Might Have a Fix
By Paul Tullis
Helium Tanzania
Cross-Country Skiing’s Dirty Little Fluorinated Secret
By Bill Donahue
Cross-Country Skiing’s Dirty Little Fluorinated Secret
The Salt King of America
By Andrew Zaleski
The Salt King of America
Sulfur Is the Oil Industry’s Other Problem
By Jack Wittels
Sulfur Is the Oil Industry’s Other Problem
Kabul’s Iron Woman Champions Afghanistan’s Mineral Resources
By Matthieu Aikins
Kabul’s Iron Woman Champions Afghanistan’s Mineral Resources
An Obsession With a Useless Element Helped Build the Digital World
By Robert Kolker
An Obsession With a Useless Element Helped Build the Digital World
The Woman Who Got Bromine Out of Kids’ Pajamas Fears It’s Coming Back
By Tiffany Kary
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Greenland’s Rare-Earth Minerals Make It Trump’s Treasure Island
By Kiliii Yuyan and David Stringer
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The Race to Build the World’s Most Precise Clock
By Adam Minter
The Race to Build the World’s Most Precise Clock
The Metals Hunter Scavenging the Globe for Nature’s Rarest Elements
By Eddie van der Walt, Mark Burton and Laura Millan Lombrana
The Metals Hunter Scavenging the Globe for Nature’s Rarest Elements
Disco-Dancing German’s Secret Lab Could Disrupt Diamond Industry
By Austin Carr
Disco-Dancing German’s Secret Lab Could Disrupt Diamond Industry
No One Knows How Many of the World’s Skin-Lightening Creams Are Tainted With Mercury
By Sheridan Prasso and Vernon Silver
No One Knows How Many of the World’s Skin-Lightening Creams Are Tainted With Mercury
France Is Still Cleaning Up Marie Curie’s Nuclear Waste
By Tara Patel
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Making New Elements Doesn’t Pay. Just Ask This Berkeley Scientist
By Samanth Subramanian
Making New Elements Doesn’t Pay. Just Ask This Berkeley Scientist
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