City officials say the increase would cost the average homeowner about $163 per year and would generate about $1.8 million in ...

Boron, a chemical element next to carbon in the periodic table, is known for its unique ability to form complex bond networks. Unlike carbon, which typically bonds with two or three neighboring atoms, ...

Her experiments on the heaviest elements deepened our understanding of radioactivity.

Kids these days, they have it so easy. Back in the old days, we learned our elements the hard way, by listening to “The Elements” by Tom Lehrer over and over until the vinyl wore out on the LP. Now, ...

Known for turning science into fun, this pair also stepped into music with songs that teach in a catchy way. AsapSCIENCE, created by Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown, became popular for blending ...

Eric Scerri's delightful "The Periodic Table: Its Story and Its Significance" follows the 1969 classic by J. W. Spronsen, "The Periodic System of Chemical Elements," but is a different treatment of ...

The world's largest periodic table made its debut in Chicago on Sept. 22 at the kick-off event for a two-week citywide science education and awareness program. The giant chart, which stood eight ...

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 ...

One of the rarest and most mysterious elements in the periodic table has finally given up some crucial chemical secrets, eight decades after its discovery. Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory ...

That was the easy part. Next, we’ll look at how to infer all 118 of the elements from the table. There you have it. All 118 elements should now be in your inventory. Including the Periodic Table part ...

Even as we pass through a golden age for brain science, only the future will determine whether the whole field is based on an unproven assumption, namely, that once you understand the brain, you ...