From jet fighters to sporting events to Low Earth Orbit, scandium seems to find itself at the center of conflict.

Stories of turning flesh to stone -- and vice versa -- are common in mythology. With calcium, we see how those same transitions can happen in the real world.

There's no avoiding discussing the banana in this episode, even though it really doesn't deserve its strong association with Element 19.

Today's element gets called "lazy," but that's actually a terrible misnomer.

Chlorine is an element that causes some extreme reactions, and occasionally inspires some pretty extreme reactions in humans, too.

From Vulcan to vultures, today's element brings stories of unintended consequences.

There's no new episode today, but hopefully next week's Element Update and the following week's return to our regular broadcasting schedule will make up for it.

The history of phosphorus is largely a tale of people getting their hands dirty. Very, very dirty.

From prehistoric times right through today, our hand-held tools have been made of silicon.

Listen to some of the pointless arguments caused by element 13, and take a look at the argument-filled history of one sharp aluminum point.