Editor’s Note: This story is part of CNN’s coverage of Black History Month and its ... a single square in the seventh row of the periodic table of elements that scientists struggled to fill.

Clarice Phelps is a trailblazing scientist who gave new meaning to the phrase “having a seat at the table” when she became the first Black woman to help discover a new element on the periodic ...

This Black woman scientist played a crucial role ... Clarice Phelps contributed to the discovery that filled in square 117 on the periodic table, creating tennesine (Ts), the second-heaviest ...

The origin of lithium (Li), the third element of the periodic table, has long been shrouded in mystery. This element, ...

She’s into playing with dolls and reciting elements on the periodic table ... Of those who do, only 10% are non-white, Brown says. A BET article highlighting Black Mensens noted there are ...