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.

On Tuesday, Isaac broke the previous record reciting all 118 elements in atomic order faster, from memory, in just 40.37 seconds,beating the previous record of 41.92 seconds.

Quick geology lesson: There are 17 types of rare earths, and they’re used as the building blocks in cars, semiconductors, missiles, drones, and more. China mines 70% and processes 90% of the ...

A longstanding mystery of the periodic table involves a group of unique elements called lanthanides. Also known as rare earth ...

A new seaborgium isotope may unlock the path to discovering even shorter-lived superheavy nuclei through K-isomer states. An ...

A periodic table chart discovered at the University of St Andrews is thought to be the oldest in the world. The chart of elements, dating from 1885, was discovered in the University’s School of ...

Answer: That would be magnesium. Magnesium gets extremely hot when it reacts with oxygen in the air. Magnesium has 2 ...

From statues to server racks, copper has been a mainstay metal for thousands of years. Dan Smith shows just a few of the things that shiny brown metal can do. 🔸⛏️ ...

Today’s guest op-ed authors are Dennis Howard and Roger Best of Global Sports Insights, an Oregon-based company specializing in sports industry business and best practices. They previously served as ...

India hopes to raise domestic value addition in electronics, but China’s rare earth restrictions have exposed just how ...

Collections Periodic table In this collection we explore the history and significance of the periodic table. We cover its origins and evolution, from Dmitri Mendeleev’s groundbreaking arrangement to ...

This is Matt’s third time on Decoder; back in 2022, we had him on twice, first to talk about Automattic and WordPress broadly ...