Videos
What it takes to make a new element
Yuri Oganessian tells us how nihonium, moscovium, tennessine and oganesson were made
The periodic table
New candidate for oldest classroom periodic table emerges in Russia
Hand painted table commissioned by Mendeleev dates back to 1876
Ten periodic tables you really should know about
For the International Year of the Periodic Table we’ve rounded up some of the most interesting tables out there
What elements are on your bucket list?
Why chemists want to work with everything on the periodic table
Does the periodic table make more sense upside down?
UK researchers argue an inverted table works better for students
Hopes raised of a ‘super-table’ to end periodic table disputes
Mathematical analysis could help answer where hydrogen or lanthanum should sit on the table
Have you had enough of the periodic table yet?
There are enough ways to organise the elements to suit everyone’s taste
New record set for the world’s smallest periodic table
Table less than one fortieth the area of previous record holder is a gift for element maker Yuri Oganessian
Celebrating the periodic table
Peter Wothers tells us about the first published version of Dmitri Mendeleev’s periodic table, currently on show in Cambridge
Exhibition: Celebrating the Periodic Table
A new exhibition at Cambridge University pays tribute to the chemical elements and their discoverers
