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.

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 ...

Players score points by "researching" elements associated with Goal Cards. Players must strategically navigate the periodic table game board to "research" elements and complete Goal Cards. There is a ...

The term 'rare earth' dates to an 18th‑century Swedish mine and survives mainly out of habit. In truth, these 17 metals are ...

Scientists have discovered the elusive properties hidden within promethium, a rare earth element that has remained largely ...

Wyoming already produces 20% of the world’s Grade A helium supply from one plant east of Kemmerer. Now it’s about to get ...

A team of chemists, materials scientists and engineers affiliated with several institutions in China, working with a ...

Chinese researchers have a new method to extract uranium from seawater twice as cheaply as previous technologies. Their ...

Iran and the United States held a fourth round of negotiations Sunday over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program, just ...