Earth appears to be a chill blue planet, but deep down, it’s really a metalhead. Its outer core is mostly molten iron (and ...
Scientists have uncovered surprising evidence that helium, a gas long thought to be chemically inert, may actually bond with ...
The discovery that inert helium can form bonds with iron may reshape our understanding of Earth’s history. Researchers from ...
can bond with iron under high pressures. They used a laser-heated diamond anvil cell to find this, and the discovery suggests there could be huge amounts of helium in the Earth’s core.