Every science textbook in the world may now need to be updated, according to the Guardian: four new super-heavy chemical elements were discovered by scientists in Russia, America and Japan last year. On December 30, 2015, the new elements were verified by experts at the U.S.-based International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, the global organization that governs chemical nomenclature, terminology and measurement.
The elements have been formally added to the table, just in time for a new year of schooling that will need to incorporate a revised chemistry curriculum.