(LiveScience) Scientists in Japan think they've finally created the elusive element 113, one of the missing items on the periodic table of elements. Element 113 is an atom with 113 protons in its ...

Researchers may have found a way to create a new superheavy element, known as "element 120," which would be so hefty that it would need to be put in a new row on the periodic table of elements. If ...

Just about everyone will have studied the periodic table of elements at some point in their life. These elements are the ...

There a joint effort between Russian and US physicists first created superheavy element 117 – now we're just a whole lot closer to making it Periodic Table official.

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 ...