Certain elements, including ruthenium, rhodium, palladium and silver, were found to be abundant in these stars, but elements right next to them on the periodic table didn’t have these same ...

An atomic nucleus with a weight of 260 or more falls into a realm of elements beyond 100: elements found only in the lab. And even in the lab, they’re far too unstable and short-lived for ...

In the past 250 years, new elements have been added to the table about once every 2 ½ years on average, said Paul Karol of Carnegie Mellon University. He chaired the committee that recognized the ...

Asteroid 33 Polyhymnia is at the center of an exciting new study that suggests it may hold elements that have never been observed on Earth. This groundbreaking research, published in The European ...

To make elements 119 or 120, the researchers explain, they’d need einsteinium (99) or fermium (100). “Unfortunately, neither of these elements can be produced in sufficient quantities to ...

In this periodic table of elements quiz, you have 10 minutes to name as many elements as you can, given only their symbol, atomic weight and the broad group they live in.

One such element is Promethium, and a new study from scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory has successfully analyzed chemical properties of the rare earth metal some 80 years after its ...