The periodic table of chemical elements hangs in front of chemistry classrooms worldwide and is an icon for science. Yet much was unknown about its history -- until now. The periodic table ...

Ohio State University astronomer Jennifer A Johnson has given a creative twist to the periodic table by highlighting the origin of each element. The average person is made up of around seven ...

If you look at the construction of a periodic table, it goes down in rows and columns. I would consider the columns groups, which are arranged by chemical and physical properties. The rows, or ...

They publish their results in the journal Physical Review C. Scientists discovered the last naturally occurring element on the periodic table in 1925 but have since tried to create new heavier ...

Historian Michael Gordin has spent years studying Dmitrii Mendeleev, who created the periodic table 150 years ago.

Mathematicians are creating their own version of the periodic table that will provide a vast directory of all the possible shapes in the universe across three, four and five dimensions, linking ...

The importance of the periodic table to all of science has made it a symbol of pride for chemists. It’s also become chemistry’s most important bridge to the public.