The periodic table of elements is a landmark categorization developed in 1869 by the Russian chemist and inventor Dmitri Mendeleev. It arranges all natural and synthetic elements by their atomic ...

A team of scientists set out to probe some of the heaviest elements in the periodic table using an advanced form of laser ...

Click to enlarge image. When Dmitri Mendeleev drew up the periodic table, he grouped elements of similar properties. Based on the number of electrons, a scientist can determine which group to place an ...

A python package for accessing various properties of elements, ions and isotopes in the periodic table of elements.

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.

Californium does not occur naturally on Earth. Its production process is both lengthy and expensive, making it a synthetic ...

Could a superheavy element be a lead alternative? How about the heavier neighbor down the group of the periodic table, flerovium, element 114, discovered and chemically studied only in the last 20 ...

Valued at 400 times the price of gold, californium is a rare metal with vital applications in science, medicine and cancer ...