The bold question-askers at What If explore what building a full-scale model of the periodic table would reveal.

Everything around us is built from sets of chemical elements. From the air we breathe to the jewelry we wear. All of these ...

The periodic table word search has become one of those go-to printables I keep on hand whenever we’re learning about chemistry. It’s simple, fun, and surprisingly effective at helping kids remember ...

New studies of the “platypus of materials” help explain how their atoms arrange themselves into orderly, but nonrepeating, ...

In nature, the behavior of systems—whether large or small—is always governed by a few fundamental principles. For instance, ...

Learning to play an instrument has long been linked to improved reading skills among children, and we may finally understand ...

The discovery could significantly reduce the production costs of fuels, chemicals, and materials. A research team from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities College of Science and Engineering and ...