This year is the International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements—and today (March 6), the modern version celebrates its 150 th birthday. To find out more about the table and how new ...

In their momentary life span, atoms of lawrencium, element 103, may have left a lasting impression on the structure of the periodic table. For the first time, researchers have measured a basic ...

Amid political and economic turmoil, Qatar has closed its two helium production plants, Reuters reports. Qatar is the world’s second-biggest producer of helium, the gaseous element that sits at the ...

A new periodic table developed by online educators allows users to become more familiar with different elements by showing them how each one can be used in practical applications. Keith Enevoldsen ...

The periodic table is like a map that organizes elements based on their atomic structure and properties. It helps scientists and students study and understand the vast variety of elements and how they ...

I highly recommend Wonderful Life with the Elements as a companion to the science classroom. Our world, everything we know, can be distilled into 188 elements. The very thought is fascinating in its ...

Eric Scerri's delightful "The Periodic Table: Its Story and Its Significance" follows the 1969 classic by J. W. Spronsen, "The Periodic System of Chemical Elements," but is a different treatment of ...

Hydrogen is by far the most abundant element in the universe. It constitutes roughly 90 percent of atoms in the Sun and in most stars. Helium ranks second, with nearly 9 percent. This leaves only 1 ...

Bunpei Ginza, the company run by Japanese artist Bunpei Yorifuji, has released a book that personifies the elements of the periodic table. In Wonderful Life with the Elements, each of the 118 known ...