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 ...

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 ...

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

Iron can form compounds with helium at pressures as low as 5GPa – about 50,000 atmospheres – researchers in Japan report.

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 ...

The discovery that helium and iron can mix at the temperatures and pressures found at the center of Earth could settle a long-standing debate over how our planet formed. Primordial helium from the ...

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 ...

By subjecting iron and helium to pressures of up to 55 gigapascals and temperatures close to 3,000 kelvins, the researchers observed the formation of compounds designated FeHex. These compounds show a ...