An image of the periodic table of chemical elements. iStock. Which was the last non-man-made element to be discovered? From a purely natural standpoint, Francium, discovered in 1939, was the last ...

But barring any surprises, 117 has now taken its permanent place in the periodic table of elements. All elements up to 116, plus element 118, had been found previously, and 117 filled the last ...

It seems as if the makeup of the periodic table would be as rudimentary as apples falling down, not up. There’s evidence for elements like oxygen, iron, and silicon all around.

Element 115 will join its neighbors 114 and 116-flerovium and livermorium, respectively-on the periodic table just as soon as a committee from the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry ...

The periodic table added its 112 th official element Wednesday, when scientists in Darmstadt, Germany, announced they had received official approval for ununbium from an international body of ...

The periodic table is about to get a little bit longer, thanks to the addition of four new super-heavy elements. Four superheavy elements to be added to the periodic tablet - Los Angeles Times ...