Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. This is ...

Present the periodic table without warning to a room full of people and the reactions are likely to be diverse. There’ll be those whose faces break instantly into expressions of warm recognition, with ...

Cations are ions that are positively charged. Anions are ions that are negatively charged. Ions are charged atoms or molecules. If a balanced atom loses one or more electrons, it will become a ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The periodic table of elements is a familiar sight to anyone who's ever sat in a chemistry ...

A computer graphic shows how the collision of calcium ions and berkelium atoms produces atoms of Element 117. (Credit: University of California Television) The scientific body in charge of chemistry’s ...

Inspired by the periodic table, this infographic aims to educate college students about the drinks they’re imbibing. Back in 1869, the great Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev noticed periodic trends in ...

Two scientists in Moscow have proposed replacing the periodic table as the chief way to organize elements. Rather than ordering by atomic number (the number of protons in the nucleus) the chart lists ...

Education took a big shift and everything became online. The classes, the notes, and everything. Many apps came into existence with this and each subject has a dedicated app available. Even the ...

The oldest known periodic table in world has been discovered at the University of St Andrews. Dated back to 1885, the table was created only 16 years after Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev introduced ...