When a star dies, it generates an explosion of elemental nuclei and hurls them into space. Those elements, called cosmic rays ...

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An international team of researchers has successfully produced an isotope of the superheavy element livermorium — a feat they say opens the door to discovering new elements. The experiments took place ...

Scientists have found an alternative way to produce atoms of the superheavy element livermorium. The new method opens up the possibility of creating another element that could be the heaviest in the ...

Violent explosions of massive, magnetized stars may forge most of the universe’s heavy elements, such as silver and uranium. The ancient star’s elements aren’t from the remnants of a neutron star ...

See a step-by-step demonstration of beta backscattering experiments with magnesium and aluminum. #DIYScience ...