150 years of the periodic table – Science Weekly podcast
Nicola Davis invites Prof Brigitte Van Tiggelen and Dr Peter Wothers on to the podcast to look at how the periodic table took shape and asks whether it might now be in jeopardy
January 2019
St Andrews find may be oldest surviving wall chart of periodic table
The Guardian view on the periodic table: better living through chemistry
September 2016
Notes & Theories
Chlorine: the gas of war crimes
The 17th element of the periodic table has a dark history – it’s a relic of the first world war that reports say has made a reappearance in the conflict in Syria
August 2016
Paperback writer
Simon Mayo: 'My wife said I should write my dream down – my book is the result'
The radio presenter and children’s novelist explains how his first venture into writing for young adults grew out of a very unsettling dream
June 2016
Names of four new elements on periodic table presented for public review
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry says names will pay tribute to Japan, Moscow, Tennessee and a Russian scientist
Petition launched to name new element after Terry Pratchett's colour of magic
Scientist’s proposal of ‘Octarine’, the Discworld shade visible only to wizards and cats, for newly discovered element 117 gains 12,000 signatures in two days
