Tom Lehrer, the celebrated musician and satirist renowned for his dark humor and sharp wit, has died at 97. The Harvard mathematician rose to prominence in the 1950s and 60s with his clever, ...

The original — which is sung to the tune of the 'Major-General's Song' from Gilbert and Sullivan's 'The Pirates of Penzance' — covers the elements up to Nobelium. The revised ditty from tech firm ...

For fans of "The Element" song, which recounts all the elements of the periodic table, there's now four new ones to memorize. Late last month, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry ...

The Elements: A Visual Exploration (for iPad) ($13.99) is everything one could ask for in an interactive educational app. It’s informative; well linked internally, with readable and compelling ...

Remember Rose, the cute little 2-year-old whose favorite toy last year was a set of periodic table of elements flashcards? Well, now she’s three, she’s learned to ...