These chemical oddities may explain why Earth seems to be deficient in certain elements — and could prove useful in catalysts ...

Key Takeaways Through a process of elimination, we can move through the periodic table to find out why most elements were never suited to hold value.Gases, reactive or radioactive elements, and metals ...

What is the best way to look at the world? One way is via the lens of an artist, who sees opportunities for beauty and creative expression. Another way is that of the theologian, who appreciates and ...

Rare earth elements are not rare. The name is branding from the 18th century, back when chemistry was still doing vibes-based research. What is rare is the ability to mine, process, refine, and scale ...

Currently, there are 118 elements on the periodic table—you'd think we'd be done adding them by now, but turns out we may ...

When you enter the laboratory, you will find a table on the wall in the shape of the periodic table. However, instead of the element, there are numbers in certain squares of the table. While it is ...

On a stage in the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization headquarters in Paris, Yuri Oganessian holds a microphone in one hand and a small remote control in the other. Over ...

Volunteers at Wayne State University in Detroit had been braving the elements for hours on an October morning. The wind chapped cheeks and numbed fingers as volunteers wrangled giant blue tarps with ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: ucadp/Getty Images When it comes to science, chemistry is elemental. That pun is based on ...

Scientists at Berkeley Lab have used a titanium beam to make atoms of element 116. Not only does this represent a new way to make the super rare element, but it stands as a proof-of-concept that they ...

For new, human-made heavy elements on the periodic table, being “too ‘big’ for your own good” often means instability and a fleeting existence. The more protons and neutrons scientists squeeze ...