With the United Nations declaring 2019 “the International Year of the Periodic Table,” this lighthearted look at the periodic table from chemist and high school science teacher James is perfect for ...

The periodic table has become an icon of science. Its rows and columns provide a tidy way of showcasing the elements — the ingredients that make up the universe. It seems obvious today, but it wasn’t ...

The periodic table of chemical elements hangs in front of chemistry classrooms worldwide and is an icon for science. Yet much was unknown about its history -- until now. The periodic table reflects ...

Move over Mendeleev, there’s a new periodic table in science. Unlike the original periodic table, which organized the chemical elements, the new periodic table organizes protein complexes, or more ...

What makes the idea remarkable? It was a way of organising elements in the absence of any theory (Image: Theodore Gray/Visuals Unlimited/Corbis In A Tale of Seven Elements, Eric Scerri reveals ...

Volunteers at Wayne State University in Detroit had been braving the elements for hours on an October morning. The wind chapped cheeks and numbed fingers as volunteers wrangled giant blue tarps with ...