Helium, the second-lightest element in the universe, has a variety of uses, from keeping balloons afloat to cooling superconducting magnets. It is also a noble gas — so labeled because it was long ...

Magnesium atoms typically lose two electrons to form chemical compounds. A reactive complex has finally been made in which magnesium keeps all of its electrons, and which can be thought of as a ...

Eating a yogurt or a jelly, using a pharmaceutical or cosmetic cream or shampoo are just some of the numerous everyday actions in which we use gels developed through a process of gelation. Researchers ...

Deep within giant planets, helium may form stable compounds with other elements, a new study finds — something that was long thought never to happen in nature. Helium is second only to hydrogen as the ...

You might wonder what ingredient in a Mexican-made hair gel called Moco de Gorila - or Gorilla Snot - got its distributor in trouble with the law. It’s probably not what you’re thinking. It was the ...

An organic compound linked to the creation of the ingredients of life has been detected on a developing planet that is the closest known example to Earth. The discovery of the organic molecule methyl ...

The outer shells of non-metal atoms gain electrons when they form ions: the ions formed are negative, because they have more electrons than protons the ions have the electronic structure of a noble ...

Argon, krypton, xenon, neon, helium and niton are called ”the noble gases” because, like supercilious bluebloods, they disdain to enter into chemical compounds with other substances. As long ago as ...