The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry has approved the name and symbols for four elements: nihonium (Nh), moscovium (Mc), tennessine (Ts), and oganesson (Og), respectively for ...

Kosuke Morita led the Japanese team at the Riken Institute Four chemical elements ... up with permanent names and chemical symbols for the now-confirmed elements. "The chemistry community is ...

Li. With you so far. Lead? Pb. There are actually a few things that help explain the dissonance between elements’ names and their symbols, says Sam Kean, author of The Disappearing Spoon and ...