Which are the heaviest metals on earth? And what are their uses? Discover the metal that ranks heaviest based on density and ...

The position of an element on the periodic table provides information about its properties. The majority of elements are metals and they are found on the left and in the middle of the periodic table.

China is blocking exports of these vital minerals. What makes them so special?

Ram Mohan looks at how bismuth — a remarkably harmless element among the toxic heavy metals in the periodic table — has sparked interest in areas varying from medicinal to industrial chemistry.

Earlier this month, the Chinese government escalated things even further, subjecting seven rare earth elements to a more ...

Since the turn of the century, six new chemical elements have been discovered and subsequently added to the periodic table of elements ... up to 118 and ... How heavy can an element be?