Astronomers have used near-infrared light to explore the extreme forces behind the eruption of LMC68, a recurrent nova in the ...

It took centuries to grasp the idea of chemical elements as being the bricks of the universe and that out of these building stones all matter is composed. Number of Elements.—From many facts it ...

New research suggests the violent explosions of dying stars may have caused two of Earth’s biggest mass extinctions millions ...

More than 75 years after its initial discovery, scientists have created an organometallic molecule containing the ...

Scientists have discovered 'berkelocene,' the first organometallic molecule to be characterized containing the heavy element berkelium. The breakthrough disrupts long-held theories about the chemistry ...

These elements, which are the constituents of immense ... unless they are restrained by chemical combination. They then collect around the great centers of attraction constituted by the stars ...

"I was astonished by the unexpected results because they opened a new view on the first phases of galaxy evolution." ...

Lithium-6 is a crucial material for nuclear fusion reactors, but isolating it is challenging – now researchers have found a way to do this without using toxic mercury ...

Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a method that can track chemical changes in molten salt in real ...

Kathleen Stebe, Richer & Elizabeth Goodwin Professor in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE), is tackling this ...

The transplutonium actinides are highly radioactive and rare, making them difficult to study. To examine their chemical ...