The periodic table, also called the periodic table of elements, is an organized arrangement of the 118 known chemical elements. The chemical elements are arranged from left to right and top to bottom ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: ucadp/Getty Images When it comes to science, chemistry is elemental. That pun is based on ...

A new periodic table developed by online educators allows users to become more familiar with different elements by showing them how each one can be used in practical applications. Keith Enevoldsen ...

This year is the International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements—and today (March 6), the modern version celebrates its 150 th birthday. To find out more about the table and how new ...

The iconic chart of elements has served chemistry well for 150 years. But it’s not the only option out there, and scientists are pushing its limits. By Siobhan Roberts When Sir Martyn Poliakoff, a ...

You probably studied the "regular" periodic table in school—but did you know there are more versions of the periodic table than just the one you know? The periodic table of elements has gone through ...

A new periodic table design attempts to showcase how many of the elements needed for mobile phones are being driven to ‘extinction’. Taking on board the idea that a picture tells a thousand words, ...

The periodic table may soon gain a new element, physicists at Lund University in Sweden announced Tuesday. A team of Lund researchers is the second to successfully create atoms of element 115.

There's been a bit of a run recently on variations of the good old Periodic Table of Elements, featuring everything from Game Controllers to Typefaces and culminating with the Periodic Table of ...