Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. This year is the International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements—and today (March 6), the modern version ...
The periodic table merges scientific inquiry, international politics, hero worship, desires for structure and desires for credit. Formally, the modern periodic table is a systematic arrangement of the ...
Smithsonian Magazine: When Will We Reach the End of the Periodic Table?
Chemistry teachers recently had to update their classroom décor, with the announcement that scientists have confirmed the discovery of four new elements on the periodic table. The as-yet unnamed ...
Salon: The politics of the periodic table — who gets the credit and why
The politics of the periodic table — who gets the credit and why
The Conversation: The periodic table: from its classic design to use in popular culture
The periodic table is one of those classic images that you find in many science labs and classrooms. It’s an image almost everyone has seen at some time in their life. Who can forget the periodic ...
The periodic table: from its classic design to use in popular culture
Science Daily: Chemist Provides Insights Into Science Icon: The Periodic Table Of The Elements
The periodic table of chemical elements hangs in front of chemistry classrooms worldwide and is an icon for science. Yet much was unknown about its history -- until now. The periodic table reflects ...
Chemist Provides Insights Into Science Icon: The Periodic Table Of The Elements