Americium, curium and californium—crystallizing the rarest elements

Actinides are a group of heavy, radioactive elements that include uranium, plutonium, americium, curium, berkelium and ...
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Confirmed by geoscience researchers—the Earth’s core holds a key element, and there is a consequence that could alter the theory of the origin of life

For years, scientists have tried to understand what’s hidden in the Earth. Now, a recent investigation has revealed something ...

Physicists observe polaron formation for the first time

When an electron travels through a polar crystalline solid, its negative charge attracts the positively charged atomic cores, causing the surrounding crystal lattice to deform. The electron and ...
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‘Inside-out’ planetary system breaks the rules of planet formation

A newly studied solar system breaks the usual planet pattern, raising fresh questions about how rocky and gas planets form.

Discovery in the Earth’s core: casts doubt on the origin of much of the planet’s water

Scientists suggest that huge reserves of hydrogen inside the Earth may have been key in the formation of water.