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

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

A flash of high-energy radiation that rippled through space in December 2004 may have quietly rewritten part of the story for ...

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

Seaweed absorbs rare minerals and elements from seawater as it grows. A new initiative from Blue Evolution, called Orca ...

Rare earth elements are critical to many industries—used in electric motors, medical imaging and diagnostics, oil and gas ...

Magnetar flares can create gold, platinum, and uranium in seconds, reshaping cosmic element formation theories.

A new study has found that such heavy metals may have formed through eruptions on a rare type of star called a magnetar.