Since then, the periodic table has evolved to reflect over 150 years of scientific development and understanding in chemistry and physics. Today, with 118 known elements, it is widely regarded as one ...

But how many of these elements do you know? Test your knowledge and compete with other Live Science readers to see who can come top in our periodic table quiz. The periodic table of elements is a ...

In recent decades, researchers have pushed the boundaries of the periodic table, synthesizing the heaviest elements known to ...

Scientists have discovered a new way of creating superheavy elements by firing supercharged ion beams at dense atoms. The team believes this method could potentially help synthesize the hypothetical ...

This Cambridge Elements series is published in association with the Evolution Institute, a nonprofit think tank whose mission is to apply science-based solutions and use evidence-based best practices ...

Researchers have long been hunting for a way to make the elusive elements more stable so they can be better studied.

In Toca Lab: Elements you will explore the colorful and electrifying world of science and meet all 118 of the elements from the periodic table. Discover elements by experimenting with the lab tools!

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It took weeks to observe the behavior of one and a half dozen precious, but very short-lived, atoms of these exotic elements.

In this episode, Dr Sunayana Bhargava and Tulela Pea look at groups 1, 7 and 0 of the periodic table, exploring the properties of the elements in each group. TULELA: I’m Tulela Pea, a science ...

Take a look at the first column of the periodic table. The elements in this group include some of the most common and useful ones on the planet - and they probably all wish they weren’t ...

Where does the periodic table of chemical elements end and which processes lead to the existence of heavy elements? Researchers report on experiments to come closer to an answer. They gained insight ...