'Ununseptium,' heaviest metal ever, confirmed by scientists

Monday, May 5, 2014 - 11:20 in Physics & Chemistry

Periodic tables around the world may need to be updated in the coming weeks. An international team of scientists announced over the weekend that they confirmed the existence of the heaviest metal ever observed: element 117.

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