Heavy ligands such as polyoxometalates are opening a new frontier in actinide chemistry. Studying materials that are both ...

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

Elements in group 1 and group 2 are metals ... See the study guide on groups in the periodic table for more information.

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 ...

This is the second part of a three-part series written by Carolyn Krause. Many of the elements were synthesized using an Oak ...

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 ...

A high-energy photonic jet (white and blue) blasts through a collapsar with a black hole at its center. The red space around ...

Scientists have found that our bodies need 28 different elements to function properly. These are almost one-quarter of the periodic table and are mainly found in the first four periods.