It may not make the headlines like vitamin C, or be the subject of food trends like magnesium, but zinc is a key player in ...

Hindustan Zinc has begun diversifying its mineral portfolio, acquiring potash and tungsten blocks, and aims to derive 30 per ...

Zinc traditionally has a valence of two, meaning two electrons take part in the element's chemical reaction. A new article shows that the chemistry of zinc can be fundamentally changed, making it ...

If elements could be diagnosed using the DSM-V, zinc would be a textbook case: Code F31.9 — Bipolar I Disorder, current or recent episode unspecified. Why? Because zinc is, chemically speaking, all ...

Scientists propose that zinc fights colds by keeping rhinoviruses, the main type of cold virus, from attaching to cells in the nose, the idea being that if they can’t attach, they can’t infect.

Scientists have known for decades that zinc plays a crucial role in how nerve cells work together to form neural circuits. But they still don't understand exactly what zinc does or how it does it.

You might know that zinc—element number 30 on the periodic table—is used for galvanizing iron and steel. Here’s some things you might not know. Getty Images 1. It saves lives. In developing ...