A longstanding mystery of the periodic table involves a group of unique elements called lanthanides. Also known as rare earth ...

In the proverbial shadow of the Naughton Power Plant, a station in Kemmerer, Wyoming, that will stop burning coal at the end ...

A 2-year-old from the U.K. recently became the youngest member of Mensa, which accepts people with an IQ of 132 or above. The toddler, named Joseph Harris-Birtill, said his first word at seven months ...

The periodic table is one of the greatest achievements in scientific history, a tool that has transformed chemistry from an abstract study of elements into a structured, predictive science. It is ...

A longstanding mystery of the periodic table involves a group of unique elements called lanthanides. Also known as rare earth ...

The discovery of a metal-rich star packed with both light and heavy elements hints at exotic stellar explosions and the role of ancient dwarf galaxies in seeding the cosmos with uranium and thorium.

Cobalt is a hard, silvery-gray metal best known for its impressive durability, heat resistance, and magnetic properties. It's found naturally in copper and nickel ores, and sits at number 27 on the ...

The periodic table is in the opposite corner above a bench with a microscope (second image). Once you have both, you can start to piece together the answer.

A new version of the periodic table of elements has predicted hundreds of highly charged ions that could be used to create the next generation of optical atomic clocks. The periodic table, first ...

The periodic table shows all the atoms that everything in the known universe is made from. It’s kind of like the alphabet in which only 26 letters, in different combinations, make up many thousands of ...

A new study lays the groundwork to expand the periodic table with a search for element 120, to be made by slamming electrically charged titanium atoms, or ions, into a californium target.

To download a pdf of this article, visit cenm.ag/permanentmagnets. References used to create this graphic: Marchio, Cathy. “Types of Magnets: A Comprehensive ...