Iron makes up about 5 per cent of the Earth's crust and is the most abundant element in the whole Earth (about 35 per cent).

Four and a half billion years ago, after Earth’s fiery birth, the infant planet began to radically reshape itself, separating into distinct layers. Metals — mostly iron with a bit of nickel — fell ...

This post is the second in a three-part series on how living creatures use the elements of the periodic table. Read the first post here, and learn more about the elements on NOVA's two-hour special, ...

A research team has developed a rapid flash-heating technology that produces highly efficient iron–carbon (Fe/C) composite catalysts capable of activating molecular oxygen to degrade stubborn organic ...