Why does changing just one proton in the nucleus of an atom create a different element? The number of protons in an atomic ...

One of the rarest and most mysterious elements in the periodic table has finally given up some crucial chemical secrets, eight decades after its discovery. Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory ...

For new, human-made heavy elements on the periodic table, being “too ‘big’ for your own good” often means instability and a fleeting existence. The more protons and neutrons scientists squeeze ...

The modern periodic table, arranged in rows and columns, was first introduced by Dmitri Mendeleev in 1869. At the time, it included the known elements and their properties, but Mendeleev predicted ...

Outrageous orbitals: An image of the various photonic orbital shapes observed. (Courtesy: M Kozon et al., Phys. Rev. B 109, 235141, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB ...