In ancient Greek mythology, the Titan Prometheus was bound to a rock as punishment for stealing fire from the gods and giving it to humans. The rare radioactive element promethium was named after him ...

Joint press release of GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Helmholtz Institute Mainz and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz An international research team has succeeded in gaining new ...

The periodic table is one of the triumphs of science. Even before certain elements had been discovered, this chart could successfully predict their masses, densities, how they would link up with other ...

Every field of science has its favorite anniversary. For physics, it’s Newton’s Principia of 1687, the book that introduced the laws of motion and gravity. Biology celebrates Darwin’s On the Origin of ...

Science Progress commissions world authorities to contribute articles on the most interesting, important and meaningful topics - ranging from cosmology to the environment, and publishes occasional ...

Astrochemists have long been baffled by the scarcity of molecular sulfur in space. Sulfur is the tenth most abundant element in the universe, and one of the key building blocks for planets, stars, and ...