At the far end of the periodic table is a realm where nothing is quite as it should be. The elements here, starting at atomic number 104 (rutherfordium), have never been found in nature. In fact, they ...
In 2002, a team of Russian and American scientists created the first ever atom of oganesson, which is the heaviest chemical element ever recorded to date. With an atomic number of 118, oganesson ...
As of 2019, the Periodic Table of the Elements has been around for 150 years. Maybe you've felt a certain chemistry with 2019 but don't know why? Maybe it's because this year marks the 150th ...