The modern periodic table, arranged in rows and columns, was first introduced by Dmitri Mendeleev in 1869. At the time, it included the known elements and their properties, but Mendeleev predicted ...

Zahra Khan finds out how a team of scholars is working with the Gadigal to develop a chart that celebrates Indigenous ...

After a breakdown in US-Russia relations, Riken finds itself ahead of its rivals. And Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory chases element 120 ...

The periodic table of elements (often known simply as the periodic table) has been helping scientists with their work for a little over 150 years. The handy visual reference guide organizes known ...

Understanding where Earth's essential elements came from—and why some are missing—has long puzzled scientists. Now, a new study reveals a surprising twist in the story of our planet's formation.

Group 7 of the periodic table is something ... was first formed has long since decayed radioactively. We know this because even the longest-lived isotope of the element has a half-life that ...

It looks like Borderlands will be growing up with its fourth mainline entry, which is good, but Gearbox shouldn't take things too far.

What are Endangered & Critical Elements? Of the 118 elements that make up everything—from the compounds in a chemist’s arsenal to consumer products on the shelf—44 will face supply limitations in the ...

The prevailing idea was that these elements either failed to condense in the early solar system or were lost during the process of planetary formation. However, a new study published in Science ...

Silicon (Si) is a metalloid, element number 14 on the periodic table. Like carbon ... "garnet planets" would be less likely to have long-term plate tectonics. Earth is a peridot planet ...