OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — Tennessee, whose scientists played a key role in the discovery of a series of new super-heavy elements, is being rewarded with its name as part of one of the elements, Tennessine.

Oh great, just when you thought you had the periodic table of the elements memorized. An international body on Wednesday announced the names for four elements, including "tennessine," a nod to ...

The periodic table shows us all the elements that make up our world in the order of their atomic number, electron configurations and chemical properties. Photo: iStock New Delhi: Four new names will ...

It’s official: Four new names have been added to the periodic table of elements. The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry organization stated Wednesday that it had approved the name and ...

The periodic table got larger after four new elements were officially named and added to the chart, The new additions include 'nihonium' - the first ever to be discovered by Japanese scientists. The ...