A "science nerd" who wanted to collect all the elements of the periodic table could face jail time after ordering radioactive material over the internet.

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More than 75 years after its initial discovery, scientists have created an organometallic molecule containing the ...

From the smallest trace elements to the largest building blocks, each piece of the puzzle is vital for creating and sustaining human life. So the next time you look at the periodic table ...

Virtual-PeriodicTable is an open-source project designed to provide a customizable and interactive periodic table. Unlike many existing solutions, this project emphasizes simplicity and accessibility, ...

TUNGSTEN is an element on the periodic table that’s abbreviated as W. Ready to learn the answers to today’s Connections puzzle? I give them all away below. The yellow grouping is considered to ...

How studying chemistry helped ward off loneliness during the pandemic In popular culture, scientists are often portrayed as very nerdy and socially inept, with probably the most famous example being ...

A unique organic glass discovered in the brain of a victim of the 79 AD Mount Vesuvius eruption is the first known example of high-temperature vitrification of animal tissues. Experiments suggest that ...

Doubly periodic weaves—entangled structures with repeating patterns in two independent directions—pose a mathematical challenge. Originally conceived to model real-world structures ...

The typical periodic table of elements focuses on two main metrics: the number of protons an element has and its chemical properties. In a Stanford-led study published in Nature on Jan. 20 ...