Earlier in this series, we made the case for copper being “the metal that built technology.” Some readers took issue with that statement, noting correctly that meteoric iron and gold were worked long ...

To make some of the best items in Raft, you’ll need to find one of the rarest resources — titanium. Titanium can only be found in very specific locations, and it is required to create useful tools ...

Although progress is often gradual and incremental, on occasion it is both rapid and transformational. More than 250 years ago, a new method for producing an expensive and niche material was developed ...