Heavy ligands such as polyoxometalates are opening a new frontier in actinide chemistry. Studying materials that are both radioactive and rare presents significant challenges. The elements that follow ...

But how many of these elements do you know? Test your knowledge and compete with other Live Science readers to see who can come top in our periodic table quiz. The periodic table of elements is a ...

An Australian man described as a "science nerd" may face jail time, after attempting to collect all the elements in the periodic table. The periodic table is an arrangement of all the known ...

The science of sleep and what happens ... So the next time you look at the periodic table, remember that it is not just a chart of elements, but a blueprint for life itself. Content provided ...

Particle-accelerator study focuses on the r-process thought to be responsible for forming elements heavier than iron ...

For 24-year-old Emmanuel Lidden, from Sydney, Australia, a so-called ‘science nerd’, his dream was to collect every element on the periodic table. Advert If you can’t remember (or didn’t listen) ...

A bizarre case has surfaced where a man’s unusual passion led to his potential imprisonment for up to 10 years. Emmanuel Lidden, a 24-year-old self-proclaimed "science nerd," aimed to collect every ...

The news you know, the science you don’t. Unexpected Elements looks beyond everyday narratives to discover a goldmine of scientific stories and connections from around the globe. From Afronauts ...

A fast-food worker and collector is set to learn his fate after shipping nuclear material to his parent's suburban unit, sparking a major hazmat incident.

Ivan Dmochowski ponders how xenon, though initially slow to earn a spot in the periodic table, is now at the forefront of advances in science and technology. For all their nobility, elements of ...