But did element 116 really not exist? In 2000, the rival group in Russia reported having made ... Fame, even in science, is a fickle mistress. Sodium, like most elements in the periodic table could be ...

There are currently 118 known elements listed on the periodic table; from hydrogen ... the superheavy element livermorium ...

Last spring it was formally admitted to the periodic table and given a name: flerovium. (Element 116 was named livermorium.) A few months later, on Flerov Street, I leaned across the table and ...

Currently, there are 118 known elements on the periodic table, from hydrogen all the way ... the superheavy element livermorium (element 116). They bombarded the isotope plutonium-244 with ...