An element is a substance that cannot be broken down into any other substance. Every element is made up of its own type of atom. This is why the chemical elements are all very different from each ...

That pun is based on the fact that the main building blocks in the branch of science are chemical elements, pure substances made from a single type of atom. But how many of these elements do you know?

Known as the "Chemical Eye Guy," MacDougall has frequently served as a science commentator on WMOT, a National Public Radio station serving the Nashville region. Why is this your favorite element?: ...

The main reason for the molecule falling apart is that a lot of the heavier elements are not stable. Oganesson, which is number 118, has a half-life of 0.7 milliseconds. Number 116, livermorium ...

A pathway that should allow the production of new nuclei beyond oganesson-294 (Z=118), the heaviest nucleus ever studied by nuclear physicists. The next step is to synthesize element 120. Although ...