Feature Stories

VOL. 21 

ART of CHEMISTRY

How the Story of the Radium Girls Made Its Way Into Pop Culture: Facts, Fiction & Film

How the Lightest Element on the Periodic Table Influenced the Dawn of Air Balloon Sailing

The Beautiful but Incomplete Table of the Elements Graphic Published in LIFE's "The Atom" circa 1949

Why Psychedelic Concert Posters of the Late '60 Were LSD-Infused Versions of Art Nouveau