known as "element 120," which would be so hefty that it would need to be put in a new row on the periodic table of elements.

The periodic table of chemical elements, often called the periodic table, organizes all discovered chemical elements in rows (called periods) and columns (called groups) according to increasing atomic ...

current IUPAC rules say all new elements should end with ~ium, but recommendations have been published to name all group 18 elements with the ~on suffix. This is not the end of the periodic table ...

But how many of these elements do you know? Test your knowledge and compete with other Live Science readers to see who can ...

Beijing’s ban on exporting six valuable minerals highlights America’s reliance on China for many raw materials that ...

Particle-accelerator study focuses on the r-process thought to be responsible for forming elements heavier than iron ...

The periodic table captures a subtle pattern that runs through the chemical elements, the fundamental ... We'll also keep you up to date with New Scientist events and special offers.

More than 75 years after its initial discovery, scientists have created an organometallic molecule containing the transuranium element berkelium. According to a new study, the electronic signature of ...

Iron sulfide, a new substance ... cannot be seen in this version of the periodic table. Scientists Marie and Pierre Curie discovered two elements: radium and polonium. For these discoveries ...

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of Mendeleev’s Periodic Table of Chemical Elements in 1869. In celebration, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural ...

That’s why this periodic table clock really caught our eye. [gocivici]’s idea is a simple one: light up three different elements with three different colors for hours, minutes, and seconds ...

Over time these gaps have gradually been filled in as scientists unearthed new elements. For instance ... line in the diagram of the periodic table above separates the metals, on the left, from ...