known as "element 120," which would be so hefty that it would need to be put in a new row on the periodic table of elements. If they can create this hypothetical element, its atoms could represent ...

Could a superheavy element be a lead alternative? How about the heavier neighbor down the group of the periodic table, flerovium, element 114, discovered and chemically studied only in the last 20 ...

Livermorium was first synthesized back in 2000, and it's not the heaviest element humans have created (that would be oganesson, atomic number 118). So what's the big deal if a couple atoms of ...