__1898: __Two British researchers discover the element krypton. It's real, but it would inspire fantastic fiction. William Ramsay, a Scot, and his student Morris Travers, an Englishman, were searching ...

Gotham, Asgard, Wakanda: for many superheroes, their home is as important an element of their mythos as their super powers or rogue’s gallery. For Superman, one of the longest-running superheroes in ...

Scientists have made some discoveries regarding a rare mineral known as jadarite - a mineral that has drawn comparisons to kryptonite, the fictional bane of Superman. The mineral is a sodium lithium ...

Avert your eyes, Superman, because according to news out of Poland this morning, a team of chemists just got awfully close to actually creating the fictional substance of kryptonite. Don’t sweat too ...

All the life-sapping elements dreamed up by TV shows, movies, authors and game studios are here—including Kryptonite, Element X and Vibranium. Classified by media, energy potential and origin, ...

Since it was first announced, Syfy’s upcoming series Krypton has had an uphill climb. The latest in a line of place-specific, high-concept superhero prequels like Smallville or Gotham, Krypton is ...

Scientists have discovered a new mineral that matches the composition of kryptonite, the mythical rock that could sap Superman's strength in comic books. The rock — named jadarite — was discovered in ...

Theoretical chemists from the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences have found how to synthesize the first binary compound of krypton and oxygen: a krypton oxide. It turns ...