Just a quick gem from my fellow forest-dweller, The Magpie, who leaves his droppings at The Irish Times in Dublin. Although it's numerically correct only for the Irish government, feel free to ...

The new element I thought readers might be interested in the latest piece of research from Oxford University. Their researchers have discovered the densest element yet known to science. The new ...

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MY PARDONS IF you have already come across this news item elsewhere on the web, but did you know that researchers at Hong Kong University have just discovered the heaviest chemical element yet known ...

MAGPIE:SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH has led to the discovery of the heaviest element yet known. The new element, governmentium (Gv), has one neutron, 25 assistant neutrons, 88 deputy neutrons, and 198 ...