Rare earth elements are actually more abundant than precious metals such as platinum and gold. The challenge, however, is ...

It wouldn’t be much of a stretch to say that here at Hackaday, we’re about as geeky as they come. Having said that, even we were surprised to hear that there are people out there who collect elements.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Scott K. Edinger is an expert on leadership, strategy, and growth. Last May we added two new elements, Livermorium and Flerovium, ...

The periodic table may soon gain a new element, physicists at Lund University in Sweden announced Tuesday. A team of Lund researchers is the second to successfully create atoms of element 115.

The periodic table of elements is one of the most significant tools in science, organizing all known chemical elements in a structured and meaningful way. It helps scientists understand element ...

I remember sitting in chemistry class, overwhelmed by the table of elements (note: I am not a science geek). But this? This would have at least made me sit up and pay attention! The University of ...

The periodic table has become an icon of science. Its rows and columns provide a tidy way of showcasing the elements — the ingredients that make up the universe. It seems obvious today, but it wasn’t ...

Chemistry textbooks are in need of a rewrite with the addition of four new elements to the Periodic Table. The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) has confirmed the existence of ...

Off topic but well worth mentioning. Theodore Gray is one of the founders of Wolfram Research, the company behind Mathematica. In his "spare time" he has a passion for creating unusual and quite ...

“In particular, some observed asteroids surpass this mass density threshold. Especially noteworthy is the asteroid 33 Polyhymnia. Since the mass density of asteroid 33 Polyhymnia is far greater than ...

The periodic table is in large part a mystic mystery to those of us without a science background. What is Osmium? Roentgenium? Yttrium? We know these things . . . exist, but we don’t know how and we ...