One of the brightest explosions in our galaxy may have produced more heavy elements than expected. The gamma-ray burst from a ...

Researchers discover new process for gold production in universe, challenging previous beliefs about element origins and ...

A star’s colossal flare has revealed an unexpected origin for some of the universe’s heaviest elements, including gold and ...

Geologists have found that an ancient meteorite hit Scotland 200 million years later than previously thought, which has massive implications for the geological history of the region and some of the U.

"It's pretty incredible to think that some of the heavy elements all around us, like the precious metals in our phones and ...

In this week’s Science for All newsletter, Vasudevan Mukunth discusses a process called r-process nucleosynthesis in a ...

Magnetar flares, colossal cosmic explosions, may be directly responsible for the creation and distribution of heavy elements ...

Wyoming already produces 20% of the world’s Grade A helium supply from one plant east of Kemmerer. Now it’s about to get ...

Magnetar flares, colossal cosmic explosions, may be directly responsible for the creation and distribution of heavy elements across the universe, suggests a new study.

The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) has embarked on an innovative project to develop a small nuclear battery that converts ...

In a paper published in Physical Review C, the ALICE collaboration reports measurements that quantify the transmutation of ...