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How Many Chemical Elements Can You Name? 1 in 5 Americans Can't Name One.
One in 5 Americans can't name a single element on the Periodic Table.
What Are PFAS?
These synthetic chemicals have been included in numerous household products for more than eight decades, but are they safe?
Researchers Just Measured an Atom with a Half-Life of 18 Sextillion Years
Researchers just measured an atom with a half-life of 18 sextillion years — 1 trillion times the age of the universe.
A 12-Year-Old Built a Fusion Reactor in His Playroom
A 12-year-old kid from Tennessee created a nuclear reaction in his family's playroom. Here's how he did it.
Mendeleev's Periodic Table Draft Is Virtually Unrecognizable — But It Changed Science Forever
Back in 1869, the periodic table of elements had just 63 elements and was scribbled in ink.
Europe's 'New' Periodic Table Predicts Which Elements Will Disappear in the Next 100 Years
Oxygen can breathe easy, but the party may be over for helium balloons.
World’s Oldest Periodic Table Poster Turns Up in Scottish Storeroom
The world's oldest classroom poster of the periodic table of elements, dating to 1885, has turned up in Scotland.
Polonium: A Rare and Highly Volatile Radioactive Element
Polonium was a critical ingredient in the first atomic bomb and it's a suspected poison in more than one high-profile death.
