Element 118 Has Been Erased from the Periodic Table

In 1999 scientists at LBL reported evidence for element 118 in high energy lead-krypton interactions). Follow-up experiments at LBL and elsewhere (such as the GSI lab in Germany) have failed to confirm the results. The LBL scientists have now re-analyzed their data and conclude that the original evidence was spurious. In a Physical Review Letters article, they retract their claim for the discovery of element 118.