It’s now time to say hello, officially, to the four new additions to the Periodic Table of Elements. This week, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) approved the names of the ...

As Digital Journal reported in early January, the aforementioned elements were officially discovered thanks to a team of scientists from Russia, Japan and the U.S. After being formally recognized by ...

Nihonium (113), Moscovium (115), Tennessine (117), and Oganesson (118) have now been officially added to the periodic table of elements. Ununtrium, ununpentium, ununseptium, and ununoctium — these ...

Four new elements have four new names: nihonium, moscovium, tennessine and oganesson. These names correspond to elements 113, 115, 117 and 118, which scientists announced they had found in January, ...

Flerovium and livermorium. Prime names for really ugly babies -- or, equivalently, new elements on the periodic table. The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry opted for the latter last ...

The periodic table just got bigger. Four new elements have been recognized by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, which is the U.S.-based world authority on chemistry. These four ...

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For scientists who discover a new element, beating their peers is only part of the fun. The real thrill comes in selecting the element's name. Sure, other scientists get to name their discoveries, too ...

You'll soon see four new names on the periodic table of the elements, including three that honour Moscow, Japan and Tennessee. The names are among four recommended Wednesday by an international ...