Many space-lovers know the phrase "We are all made of star stuff." And it's true - our planet formed from the dust cloud left ...

I don't do book reviews very often. In fact, I don’t think I’ve done one since fifth grade, but as part of my regular email flow I get come-ons from O’Reilly Media, which distributes No Starch Press ...

Education is widely expected to be an area where AR and VR will see major play, but we can’t start at zero and immediately arrive at a world of immersive, transformed education. It takes stepping ...

The periodic table captures a subtle pattern that runs through the chemical elements, the fundamental building blocks of everything around us: from the aluminium in bike frames to the xenon gas in ...

Naturally occurring superheavy elements beyond those listed in the periodic table could potentially explain why asteroid 33 Polyhymnia is so dense, new research suggests. When you purchase through ...

Q: If Fork A leaves the plate travelling at 1 mile per hour and Fork B leaves five minutes later travelling at 1.6 miles per hour, how long does it take to finish dinner? You won’t be subjected to ...

The Committee on Chemists with Disabilities is planning to showcase 50 braille periodic tables in 50 states by their 50th anniversary ...