elemental

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Back in Cirencester, Dr David O'Connor showed me a new kind of "elemental microscope" that can be used to identify traces of dangerous elements in soil.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Earlier studies on Rapa Nui relied on indicators such as pollen, plant remains, elemental chemistry, and how quickly sediments built up to infer past environmental changes.

From Science Daily • Feb. 10, 2026

No, it was something a little more elemental.

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026

“Pillion” is about self-fashioning at its most elemental: how gear and uniforms, roles and positions, can help you bloom into yourself; how in losing yourself in another you can find who you want to be.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

Even elements, Rutherford had proved, were not particularly elemental.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee