The Periodic Table, first created by Dmitri Mendeleev, organizes all of the known elements in an informative array.

A fun new visualization of the Periodic Table we're all familiar with from high school can help teach how we use the elements.

In this periodic table of elements quiz, you have 10 minutes to name as many elements as you can, given only their symbol, atomic weight and the broad group they live in.

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 ...

Periodic Table Day is celebrated every year on … well, we'll let you figure that out in the quiz just below! Plenty of folks have a fascination with the periodic table all year long.

The periodic table of the elements, principally created by the Russian chemist, Dmitry Mendeleev (1834-1907), celebrated its 150th anniversary last year. It would be hard to overstate its importance ...

To state the obvious, all persons pursuing a life or interest in science must not only memorize but also have a solid understanding of the periodic table of elements.

Four new elements have been added to the standard periodic table and their creators from Japan, Russia and the United States will now come up with permanent names and symbols for them.

It’s now time to say hello, officially, to the four new additions to the Periodic Table of Elements. This week, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) approved the names ...

A new version of the periodic table arranges elements by protons instead of electrons. Because the old one was getting pretty stale.

Scerri thinks that the periodic table should be widened to have 32 columns so that the f-block elements can merge into the main table, and all elements would be displayed in order by atomic number.

It seems as if the makeup of the periodic table would be as rudimentary as apples falling down, not up. There’s evidence for elements like oxygen, iron, and silicon all around. Heck, you’re ...