February 7 is National Periodic Table Day, when we celebrate the efforts of scientists over the centuries to figure out how different elements ...

The periodic table organizes chemical elements based on atomic weight, electron configurations, and chemical properties, ...

New research reveals that Earth and Mars lost essential elements due to violent cosmic collisions, not early planetary formation processes ...

Space is home to a great many oddities, and even chemistry gets strange out there. In fact, there are even some molecules ...

Understanding where Earth's essential elements came from—and why some are missing—has long puzzled scientists. Now, a new ...

Both rubies and emeralds are minerals, which is a type of rock with a consistent chemical composition and a highly ordered ...

One feature of compounds made with transition metals is their intense colour. There are many examples in nature, including ...

The colors of rubies and emeralds are so striking that they define shades of red and green - ruby red and emerald green. But ...

Zahra Khan finds out how a team of scholars is working with the Gadigal to develop a chart that celebrates Indigenous ...

Teacher-generated instructional videos have a host of benefits in the classroom and are a dynamic alternative to traditional direct teaching. They can serve as a valuable touchpoint for students, much ...

After a breakdown in US-Russia relations, Riken finds itself ahead of its rivals. And Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory chases element 120 ...