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![Mendeleev’s first periodic table of elements was released on Feb. 17, 1869.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gyLNb3K7WGPg6zPESi632Y-320-80.jpg)
Mendeleev's Periodic Table Draft Is Virtually Unrecognizable — But It Changed Science Forever
By Brandon Specktor published
Back in 1869, the periodic table of elements had just 63 elements and was scribbled in ink.
![periodic table euchems](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/beXS4QFQdwVSpuJKzH2sre-320-80.jpg)
Europe's 'New' Periodic Table Predicts Which Elements Will Disappear in the Next 100 Years
By Brandon Specktor published
Oxygen can breathe easy, but the party may be over for helium balloons.
![periodic table, oldest periodic table](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HwQpAbZgTttpJqenTVs4WV-320-80.jpg)
World’s Oldest Periodic Table Poster Turns Up in Scottish Storeroom
By Brandon Specktor published
The world's oldest classroom poster of the periodic table of elements, dating to 1885, has turned up in Scotland.
![Radioactive sign](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/i8gpz3GxG8NSoRK3BBCaw6-320-80.jpg)
Polonium: A Rare and Highly Volatile Radioactive Element
By Traci Pedersen published
Polonium was a critical ingredient in the first atomic bomb and it's a suspected poison in more than one high-profile death.
![Lithium batteries](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4srw6tpZsj8fzFWbCqbmHm-320-80.jpg)
What Is Lithium?
By Stephanie Pappas published
Lithium is a metal used in manufacturing, electronics and mental health.
![Yttrium](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8gPK74eAeN2TcqiHy9uprG-320-80.jpg)
Facts About Yttrium
By Live Science Staff published
Properties, sources and uses of the element yttrium.
![Indium ingot](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EmE4MmqR4GzYfF3MhzotFm-320-80.jpg)
Facts About Indium
By Traci Pedersen published
Properties, sources and uses of the element indium.
![niobium crystals](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wgBrXB49c8QtpogZNbNoHN-320-80.jpg)
Facts About Niobium
By Rachel Ross published
Properties, sources and uses of the element niobium, and facts about its unusual history.
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