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Carbon is the ultimate bonder but in some forms, it can be dangerous. Carbon Monoxide can poison you. Carbon Dioxide is blamed by some for global warming.

This week, the U.S. and Germany will sit down to talk economy.

Our journey through the economics of elements checks out mercury.

The BBC's Justin Rowlatt explains why gold became the precious metal pick of the litter

Aluminum or aluminium? Either way, it's useful.

Germany's finance minister says Greece may need another big bailout.

After a dramatic couple of years, Japanese car giant Toyota has beaten General Motors to become the world's biggest-selling car maker.

Eight people have been charged in the phone hacking scandal that closed down Rupert Murdoch's paper, News of the World. Prosecutors allege the employees took part in the illegal interception of voicemail messages of more than 600 people.