How well do you know your elements? Celebrate the International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements by using patterns to determine which elements are missing in this puzzle.
Researchers have developed a diagnostic test that can detect a molecular signature of cancer and other diseases with a simple readout: it turns urine blue.
Chemists are developing optical sensors that they hope will one day provide a clearer picture of how symptoms relate to changes in brain chemistry. Check out this video to explore the latest!
The scientific community will finally have an exact value for Avogadro’s number. Read about the journey to redefining one of the most fundamental units of measure in chemistry: the mole.
The messy road to assembling the modern periodic table. How did Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev and the other creators of the periodic table bring order to the elements?
Some of the most marvelous scientific developments of our time come from a single number: 10-9. On October 9, we celebrate the fascinating promise of nanotechnology!