Because it is lighter than air, airships and balloons are inflated with helium for lift.

Aluminium is the most widely used non-ferrous metal.

Magnesium is the third-most-commonly-used structural metal, following iron and aluminium.

The human body contains about 12 mg of manganese, mostly in the bones.

Xenon is used in light-emitting devices called xenon flash lamps, used in photographic flashes and stroboscopic lamps.

The major application of uranium in the military sector is in high-density penetrators.

Metallic and gold compounds have long been used for medicinal purposes.

Platinum is an extremely rare metal, occurring at a concentration of only 0.005 ppm in Earth's crust.

White phosphorus was first made commercially in the 19th century for the match industry.

The naming ceremony for moscovium, tennessine, and oganesson was held on 2 March 2017 at the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow.