Immediately after the Big Bang, before the first stars in the Universe ever formed, the Universe consisted of hydrogen (element #1), helium (element #2) and pretty much nothing else. Despite ...

Zodiac signs are grouped among the elements within what's known as triplicity rulerships, meaning the 12 zodiac signs are divided among four groups of three. Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius are fire signs ...

In chemistry, we have He, Fe and Ca — but what about do, re and mi? Hauntingly beautiful melodies aren’t the first things that come to mind when looking at the periodic table of the elements. However, ...

For starters, elements 114 and 116 don't occur in nature. So don't look for them in your backyard. That's because they were made in a lab. Which may seem like cheating, but that's how it's done these ...

If you've learned all the elements from actinium to zirconium, it's time to head back to the periodic table, where there's a new, extremely heavy element in town. In case you forgot your high school ...

The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry officially approved the four proposed element names on November 28, 2016. Discovering a new element is no small task. But when the work pays of, ...

Are we made of stars? This video segment adapted from NOVA features scientists studying light emissions from exploding stars, called supernovas. Their observations and analyses can tell us the origin ...

The seventh row of the periodic table is complete, resplendent with four new names for the elements 113, 115, 117 and 118. The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (the organisation ...

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