In June 2009, element 112 was designated as an official element, more than a decade after it was first created. Sam Kean explained why changing the periodic table requires the scientific ...

A little-known element called californium is making big waves in how scientists look at the periodic table. According to new research californium is what's known to be a transitional element ...

The periodic table added its 112 th official element Wednesday, when scientists in Darmstadt, Germany, announced they had received official approval for ununbium from an international body of ...

The modern version of this chemical element chart has been tweaked to account for the quantum theory that governs the arrangement of electrons surrounding the nucleus and the outermost electrons that ...

The colors of rubies and emeralds are so striking that they define shades of red and green—ruby red and emerald green. But have you ever wondered how they get those colors?

The periodic table may excite some ... What we do with every element on the periodic table. ... “Ta” stands for “Tantalum,” with this particular transition metal described as a ...

The Periodic Table is a fascinating patchwork of our elemental framework… and we are often adding to it with short-lived elements of unpronounceable names… but what's the story with technetium?

The periodic table of elements is a landmark categorization developed in 1869 by the Russian chemist and inventor Dmitri Mendeleev. It arranges all natural and synthetic elements by their atomic ...

So Smith is in good company with his interactive periodic table project. All the elements release distinct wavelengths of light, depending on their electron energy levels, when stimulated by ...

You know the periodic table that hung on the wall of every science class you took at school? As of today, it’s wrong. Or more precisely, it's inaccurate.

Currently, there are 118 elements on the periodic table. If a new element is discovered, naming it involves several factors. Elements can be named after how they were obtained, their attributes, the ...