The team of physicists from The University of Arizona say they were motivated by the possibility of Compact Ultradense ...

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.

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.

UCSB’s Justin Wilson has developed a new approach to extract rare earth elements from waste. The goal is to make rare earth element recycling financially, logistically and environmentally attractive.

Asteroid 33 Polyhymnia is at the center of an exciting new study that suggests it may hold elements that have never been ...

The periodic tables have different designs. This article will summarize for you periodic tables with real elements and unique ...

Tom Lehrer, a social and political satirist who amassed a devoted following in the 1950s and 1960s for routines featuring blithely subversive musical numbers such as “So Long Mom (A Song for World War ...

Joel Achenbach reports on science and health. He joined The Post in 1990 as staff writer. Email: [email protected] ...