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Martian microbes, maybe

By Stephen Ornes / March 21, 2013

The first sample of Martian rock drilled by the rover Curiosity. Scientists say the rock provides evidence that microbes could have once lived on Mars. Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, MSSS

Permission: press photo, NASA public domain

Billions of years ago, Mars could have been teeming with very small Martians

Posted in Space | Tagged aliens, astrobiology, California Institute of Technology, Caltech, chemicals, crater, Curiosity, elements, environment, extraterrestrial life, getinvolved, habitability, John Grotzinger, Mars, Martian water, Michael Meyer, minerals, NASA, planets, space, topstories

The newest superheavy in town

By Stephen Ornes / April 21, 2010

Superheavy element forged in lab is a first.

Posted in Physics | Tagged atomic structure/nuclear chemistry, atoms and molecules, elements, nuclear chemistry, Periodic table

Heaviest named element is official

By Stephen Ornes / March 17, 2010

Superheavy copernicium takes its place in the Periodic Table.

Posted in Chemistry | Tagged atoms and molecules, elements, Periodic table

Gold’s Glittery Rewards

By Sarah Webb / February 5, 2007

Gold has properties that make it valuable not only for jewelry but also for electronics and other uses.

Posted in Chemistry | Tagged atoms and molecules, elements, gold, Metallic properties, metals, metals and alloys, nomenclature, Periodic table