Trash Gobbling Robots Cleaning Lake Tahoe and Beyond! Science World's oldest periodic table chart emerges from obscurity Germanium, discovered in 1886, is not included on the chart.

Yes, the chart is very old, dating back to 1885, according to the university. Not only that, it’s now the oldest known classroom chart displaying the periodic table of the elements.

Created 150 years ago, the Periodic Table is a triumph of form and function. Now this design classic has been updated for the 21st century – and opened up to a new audience.

As part of their chemistry class, seventh-graders at Cohen Hillel Academy in Marblehead created periodic-table windsocks, integrating the design process with a multi-faceted approach to ...

When Dmitri Mendeleev published the periodic table 150 years ago, only about half as many elements were known as today. Over the ensuing decades, researchers have added new names to the chart ...

Just knowing the periodic table of elements isn’t enough for chemistry students these days — understanding isotopes is what really matters.

The world celebrates the 150th birthday of the periodic table of elements.

There's a clever design to the Periodic Table. Can you guess why every element has its own special spot? See if you're right with BBC Bitesize.

Whether or not there is an end to the periodic table, there may be an end to our ability for creating new ones. “I think we’re a long way off from the end of the periodic table,” says Scerri.