So if you tried to make new elements by smooshing calcium-48 onto these really big, unstable elements, the transuranic element would decay into something with a lower atomic number incredibly quickly, ...

For the first time, physicists have developed a model that explains the origins of unusually stable magic nuclei based ...

The newest, heaviest element has been confirmed under laboratory conditions, and its synthesis could help produce even heavier cousins with all-new useful properties. Share on Facebook (opens in a new ...

For new, human-made heavy elements on the periodic table, being “too ‘big’ for your own good” often means instability and a fleeting existence. The more protons and neutrons scientists squeeze ...