The periodic table, also called the periodic table of elements ... Previously she was editor in chief of Live Science and, prior to that, an editor at Scholastic's Science World magazine.

The periodic table of chemical elements, often called the periodic table, organizes all discovered chemical elements in rows (called periods) and columns (called groups) according to increasing atomic ...

Then in 1869, a Russian scientist called Dmitri Mendeleev produced one of the first practical periodic tables. He wrote the properties of the elements on pieces of card and rearranged them until ...

But how many of these elements do you know? Test your knowledge and compete with other Live Science readers to see who can come top in our periodic table quiz. The periodic table of elements is a ...

in an attempt to memorise some of the 118 elements. This year, the periodic table of chemical elements celebrates its 150th birthday. As the candles on the cake are lit, it's time to test your ...