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

Scientists have uncovered surprising evidence that helium, a gas long thought to be chemically inert, may actually bond with ...

The discovery that helium and iron can mix at the temperatures and pressures found at the center of Earth could settle a long ...

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 ...

A major scientific breakthrough has settled a decades-old debate about the moon’s interior. Researchers have confirmed that ...

Giant regions of the mantle where seismic waves slow down may have formed from subducted ocean crust, a new study finds.

Lorena Moscardelli could not help but smile as she walked through aisles of high shelves at UT’s Core Research Center, each ...

A groundbreaking study reveals that the Moon has a solid inner core with a density comparable to iron, reshaping our ...

Scientists confirm the Moon has a solid iron core, like Earth’s, with a molten outer layer. This discovery reshapes our ...

Across the street from the Flamingo Visitor Center at the foot of Florida's Everglades National Park, there was once a ...

Well, the verdict is in. The Moon is not made of green cheese after all.