Scientists have discovered a new way of creating superheavy elements by firing supercharged ion beams at dense atoms. The ...

See a pair of superheavy neutron stars collide in this simulation with gravitational wave audio. "An audible tone and a ...

Fermium studies indicate nuclear shell effects diminish as nuclear mass increases, emphasizing macroscopic influences in ...

Scientists have found a way to create superheavy elements, leading to groundbreaking possibilities in chemistry.

Researchers have long been hunting for a way to make the elusive elements more stable so they can be better studied.

Exploration of “double magic nuclei” is advancing nuclear physics and materials science through physicist's understanding of ...

It took weeks to observe the behavior of one and a half dozen precious, but very short-lived, atoms of these exotic elements.

Scientists might be close to producing a new, incredibly heavy element called "element 120." This element would be so massive that it would need a new row on the periodic table, which is the chart ...

A team of scientists set out to probe some of the heaviest elements in the periodic table using an advanced form of laser ...