Carolyn Krause presents Jim Roberto’s story about how element 117 named tennessine was discovered and what he thinks are the prospects of, and obstacles to, creating elements 119 and 120 and even ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Although the Periodic Table of Elements is an impressive achievement of human understanding, scientists ...

Though led by physicists at Lund, the team that made the discovery was international, a statement from the university says. The experiment that led to the super-heavy, element’s discovery was ...

Different elements exist on Earth, each with distinct physical and chemical properties based on their atomic structure. To ...

superheavy element discoveryIt’s elemental — scientists agree that the periodic table is incomplete. And when it comes to unveiling parts of the periodic table yet undiscovered, the Department of ...

One of the proud achievements of Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the discovery of three elements either by its own staff or in collaboration with other institutions in the United States and Russia.

The Carl Sagan quote “we’re made of star stuff” is not only poetic, but also quite accurate. All the elements found in the human body were once forged in the cosmos and can still be found lingering ...