The Galápagos Islands, 1,000 kilometres off the coast of South America, are probably most famous as the place that inspired Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. They are home to an extraordinary array of wildlife,...

The new school year is nearly upon us and tens of thousands of students are either excited about new stationery and school shoes, or they are counting down their last days of holiday freedom.

More than 15,000 newly minted teachers are...

So the periodic table has expanded again with the addition late last year of four new superheavy elements, bringing the known total up to 118.

But the hunt for new elements started with efforts to develop nuclear power and the atomic bomb during World War II. At the time, uranium...