The precursors of heavy elements might arise in the plasma underbellies of swollen stars or in smoldering stellar corpses.

Now, we have to consider the possibility that fractional crystallization can also affect iron isotopes in these bodies. Science, 2008. DOI: 10.1126/science.1157166. Ethan Gutmann.

Think Earth is just a static rock? Dive deep, and you'll find a dynamic world where metals leak, water seeps, and its insides ...

New research involving scientists from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, highlights the potential utility of iron isotopes for addressing important questions in ocean science. The ...

Nuclei with varying numbers of neutrons are called isotopes of an element. So, isotopes of iron include iron-54 with 26 protons and 28 neutrons, iron-56 with 26 protons and 30 neutrons, and iron ...

Other scientists had previously spotted the same rare isotope of iron in deep-ocean crusts. Called iron-60, it has four more neutrons than Earth's most common form of the element.

The team is looking to improve ways of hunting for a radioactive isotope of iron called "iron-60" in lunar dust. An illustration shows the death of a massive star in a supernova explosion.

An Iron Age nailed head found in Ullastret, Spain. Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya MAC-Ullastret a De Prado, 2015. In their study, the researchers investigated seven severed and nailed skulls ...

Iron Isotopes As A Tool In Oceanography Date: August 4, 2009 Source: National Oceanography Centre, Southampton Summary: New research highlights the potential utility of iron isotopes for ...