Fermium studies indicate nuclear shell effects diminish as nuclear mass increases, emphasizing macroscopic influences in ...

A team of scientists set out to probe some of the heaviest elements in the periodic table using an advanced form of laser ...

Scientists have discovered a new way of creating superheavy elements by firing supercharged ion beams at dense atoms. The ...

This is the moment takeaway worker Rashko Kurtev is arrested in Birchington, Kent, after killing a dad. Kurte got into an ...

A more significant snowfall for parts of Southern BC, like Burnaby. A thick blanket of fresh snow covered the area near Simon ...

There is a theory in nuclear physics about an island of stability of superheavy elements. This is a potential zone in the upper part of the periodic table of as-yet-undiscovered elements that ...

Researchers may be nearing the creation of element 120. Element 120 would add a new row to the periodic table. New ...

Scientists have found that our bodies need 28 different elements to function properly. These are almost one-quarter of the periodic table and are mainly found in the first four periods.

Click to enlarge image. When Dmitri Mendeleev drew up the periodic table, he grouped elements of similar properties. Based on the number of electrons, a scientist can determine which group to place an ...

Researchers have long been hunting for a way to make the elusive elements more stable so they can be better studied.