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Elemental Shift: Periodic Table Gets Weight ChangesTen elements that help make up the universe, including carbon, are getting their very atomic weights altered.
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Zinc: Benefits, sources & deficiencyFrom immunity to skin health, we need zinc for a variety of bodily functions. Here are the best sources, as well as signs of deficiency
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Francium: Facts about the elusive radioactive elementProperties and sources of the element francium.
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New, extremely reactive chemical discovered in the atmosphereMillions of tons of a type of extremely reactive chemical can form in the atmosphere each year, with implications for health and the global climate.
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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.
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Scientists create weird pumpkin-shaped nucleus that vanishes in nanosecondsA newly created isotope of the silvery metal lutetium has a strange squashed nucleus and a half-life of just a few hundred nanoseconds.
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Copper: Facts about the reddish metal that has been used by humans for 8,000 yearsReference Here's a look at the element copper, including its atomic structure, history and uses today.
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Uranium: Facts about the radioactive element that powers nuclear reactors and bombsReference Uranium is a naturally radioactive element. It powers nuclear reactors and atomic bombs.
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Gold: Facts, history and uses of the most malleable chemical elementHere's a look at the chemical element gold, including its properties, atomic structure and history.
