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 from Japan and Taiwan recently demonstrated that helium, the second-lightest element, can integrate into iron's crystal structure under intense conditions. Using a laser-heated diamond ...

Further analysis confirmed helium’s incorporation into iron’s crystal lattice ... long-standing ideas about the planet’s internal structure and history, and may even reveal details of ...

and the discovery suggests there could be huge amounts of helium in the Earth's core. This could challenge long-standing ideas about the planet's internal structure and history, and may even ...

“Unlike helium-4, which is produced through radioactivity ... “Our calculations also revealed a dynamically stable crystal structure, supporting our experimental findings.” Altogether, this ...