Earth appears to be a chill blue planet, but deep down, it’s really a metalhead. Its outer core is mostly molten iron (and ...

These results suggest that similar reactions between helium and iron may have occurred within Earth’s core shortly after its formation, trapping much of the primordial helium-3 in the material that ...

The discovery that inert helium can form bonds with iron may reshape our understanding of Earth’s history. Researchers from ...

In the next decade, space agencies plan to bring rock samples from Mars to Earth. But what if these rocks contain alien ...

Scientists have uncovered new information about the Earth's core: it may not be completely solid. Instead, its center may be more malleable than expected and has changed shape in recent years. These ...

The surprise discovery that one of the lightest elements in the Universe can bind to iron under high pressure to form iron ...

A new study of decades worth of seismogram data shows that the surface of Earth’s iron and nickel core is more malleable than scientists thought.

For decades, scientists have puzzled over traces of primordial helium—a rare isotope known as ³He—escaping from volcanic rocks in places like Hawaii and Iceland. Unlike the more common ⁴He, which is ...

Scientists have identified another possible commonality between Earth and Mars: a solid inner core. Scientists have ...

Earth’s core could contain helium from the early solar system. The noble gas tucks into gaps in iron crystals under high pressure and temperature.

Researchers from Japan and Taiwan reveal for the first time that helium, usually considered chemically inert, can bond with iron under high pressures. They used a laser-heated diamond anvil cell to ...

Scientists have uncovered new information about the Earth's core: it may not be completely solid. Instead, its center may be more malleable than expected and has changed shape in recent years.