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

Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory say they have developed the technology that could finally produce the ...

Scientists have discovered a new way of creating superheavy elements by firing supercharged ion beams at dense atoms. The team believes this method could potentially help synthesize the hypothetical ...

The Halloween science worksheet is a great way to combine science with holiday fun, helping kids practice chemistry while enjoying the spooky season. Designed to engage children with a unique periodic ...

A workshop organized jointly by the chemistry and art departments spotlights how chemical methods enabled the development of ...

New materials designed by a University of Illinois Chicago graduate student may help scientists meet one of today's biggest ...

When it comes to science, chemistry is elemental. That pun is based on the fact ... Test your knowledge and compete with other Live Science readers to see who can come top in our periodic table quiz.

After delivering facts about metals and exuberantly showing off “cool rocks,” Laura Branch veered totally off the topic of chemistry in her Earth System ...

For decades, scientists have looked for materials that could make superconductivity -- the lossless transmission of electricity -- possible at higher temperatures, such as room temperature. That would ...

Marie Curie had an extraordinary life, but as Glenda Cooper finds out in this new biography by Dava Sobel, Curie also led the ...