Back in 1870, had you scanned the periodic table below to find rhenium, you wouldn't have found it - it wasn't there. There were still gaps for predicted, but-as-yet-undiscovered, elements, and one of ...

Rhenium and technetium not only share the same group in the periodic table, but also have some common history relating to how they were — or indeed weren't — discovered. Eric Scerri explains. Rhenium ...

When Mendeleev developed the periodic table back in 1969, not all the elements were known. He left gaps to accommodate these materials which were subsequently discovered. One such element is Rhenium ...

Atomic Number: 75 Atomic Symbol: Re Atomic Weight: 186.207 Melting Point: 5,766.8 F (3,186 C) Boiling Point: 10,104.8 F (5,596 C) Word origin: Rhenium comes from the Latin term Rhenus meaning Rhine.

The Elements in Action takes a visual look at the periodic table, bringing the metals and gasses to life with engaging videos. It's an interesting look at the elements from BAFTA award winner Max ...

In the final programme in our Elements series, Justin Rowlatt looks at the rarest and oddest members of the periodic table. What are they, and what are they used for? Show more In the final programme ...