Francium — the 87th element on the periodic table — is a naturally occurring ... as well as anything related to life in the Arctic Circle. He holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from ...

It was recognized early on that the periodic table more or less fizzles out after ... Estimates suggest that there is only about 30 g of francium in the whole of the Earth's crust.

For many years, the very existence of francium was a matter of conjecture. It was Dmitri Mendeleev - the father of the periodic table - who first theorized that there might be an undiscovered ...

When it comes to the periodic ... of the periodic table. But soon enough, a French woman named Marguerite Perey discovered the real Element 87 (née virginium) and named it francium.

like francium, explode on contact with water. Read more: The true story of the birth of the periodic table, 150 years ago But there are doubts over whether the periodic table is in the best ...