Latest about Chemistry
Elemental Shift: Periodic Table Gets Weight Changes
Ten elements that help make up the universe, including carbon, are getting their very atomic weights altered.
Zinc: Benefits, sources & deficiency
From immunity to skin health, we need zinc for a variety of bodily functions. Here are the best sources, as well as signs of deficiency
Francium: Facts about the elusive radioactive element
Properties and sources of the element francium.
New, extremely reactive chemical discovered in the atmosphere
Millions of tons of a type of extremely reactive chemical can form in the atmosphere each year, with implications for health and the global climate.
Why does wood catch fire, but metal doesn't?
Burning is the release of energy, and some materials like metals, can absorb energy better than others, such as wood.
Scientists create weird pumpkin-shaped nucleus that vanishes in nanoseconds
A newly created isotope of the silvery metal lutetium has a strange squashed nucleus and a half-life of just a few hundred nanoseconds.
Copper: Facts about the reddish metal that has been used by humans for 8,000 years
Reference Here's a look at the element copper, including its atomic structure, history and uses today.
Uranium: Facts about the radioactive element that powers nuclear reactors and bombs
Reference Uranium is a naturally radioactive element. It powers nuclear reactors and atomic bombs.
