The periodic table didn’t actually start with Mendeleev. Many had tinkered with arranging the elements.

Students know the all the studying tricks, creating little songs and rhymes to help memorize formulas, definitions and terms. But the following song, meant as a study aid, takes science-as-song to the ...

The periodic table There are 118 chemical elements and they are listed on the periodic table in a specific order.

The periodic table stares down from the walls of just about every chemistry lab. The credit for its creation generally goes to Dimitri Mendeleev, a Russian chemist who in 1869 wrote out the known ...

The importance of the periodic table to all of science has made it a symbol of pride for chemists. It’s also become chemistry’s most important bridge to the public. People the world over wear ...

Do you remember these periodic table symbols? Ireland’s 15 year-olds are performing significantly better than most of their international peers in reading, maths and science.

A new tool at Berkeley Lab will be taking on some of the periodic table's latest heavyweight champions to see how their masses measure up to predictions.

Watch this video to learn more about the periodic table, chemical symbols and formulae .