An international team of scientists recently published a study highlighting the potential role of iron sulfides in the ...

Ferrous metals and alloys are iron-based materials that are used in a wide variety of industrial applications. Iron is a soft, silvery metal that is the fourth most abundant element in the Earth’s ...

The alloy is harder and stronger than the pure metal. Steel contains atoms of other elements as well as iron. These atoms have different sizes to iron atoms, so they distort the layers of atoms in ...

Conceptual illustration of terrestrial hot springs on early Earth (Illustration by Alex Bosoy, Design & Illustration, LLC) ...

A new study reveals iron sulfides in early Earth's hot springs catalyzed CO₂ reduction into organic molecules, potentially ...