DAVENPORT — The Putnam Museum’s next exhibit, “OMg! Elements of Surprise," will spotlight the basic building blocks of our universe, using chemistry’s iconic key, the periodic table of elements, and ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa -- The Periodic Table has been around for 150 years. Celebrating the anniversary, the Putnam Museum set up a 3-dimensional display of the table. The display allows kids to pretend to ...

Chemists and physicists from across the world gathered in Paris on Jan. 29 to officially launch the International Year of the Periodic Table (IYPT). The year-long celebration of the periodic table ...

The world's largest periodic table made its debut in Chicago on Sept. 22 at the kick-off event for a two-week citywide science education and awareness program. The giant chart, which stood eight ...

There is a new exhibit at the University of Arizona Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium: Universe of Science. It features a variety of interactive activities for people of all ages to learn about ...

Discover the history, structure, and importance of the periodic table of elements, from Mendeleev’s discovery to modern scientific applications. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

I'm blogging about the periodic table this month in conjunction with my new book, The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World From the Periodic Table of ...

The story of the fifteenth element began in Hamburg, in 1669. The unsuccessful glassblower and alchemist Hennig Brandt was trying to find the philosopher’s stone, a mythical substance that could turn ...