Last June, the organization that officially recognizes the discovery of chemical elements and their names announced the proposed names for the final four elements on the periodic table. This governing body, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), took suggestions from the discoverers...
Some of the daily challenges facing women in physics are tackled in the latest issue of Physics World magazine, which is now out.As well as a round-up from the recent International Conference on Women in Physics, which took place in Birmingham, UK, there’s a fascinating...
Carbon from a Cosmic Collision? Scientists have long wondered how carbon-based life developed on Earth since most of the carbon on our planet should have either vaporized into space during the early molten days of Earth or have become locked in the Earth’s core. Now,...
