Bismuth has become popular as a replacement for the highly toxic metal lead, as it has a comparable density and many countries now prohibit the use of lead shot for hunting water birds.

China, the U.S.'s third-largest trade partner, has restricted exports of the strategic metals tungsten, bismuth, indium, molybdenum and tellurium.

Bismuth is an unusual element that we don't encounter much in everyday life. But this pretty, iridescent metal, found near ...

Admittedly, we have a pretty low bar for that kind of stuff, but eye candy aside, [Robin Debreuil]’s quick outline of his technique for desoldering with the help of bismuth is worth watching.

A new study has concluded that there has been "no progress" in a voluntary transition away from the use of lead shot by UK ...