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Endangered elements are a big risk for the world – here’s why

We should try to use endangered elements more efficiently, so less of them are needed.

We should try to use endangered elements more efficiently, so less of them are needed. Image: Unsplash/Vedrana Filipović

Victoria Masterson
Senior Writer, Forum Agenda
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The 90 natural elements that make up everything
Everything in the world is made from these natural elements – but some of them are seriously endangered. Image: Visual Capitalist/European Chemical Society

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