Huge stash of abused Iron Age weapons discovered in a German hill fort
Someone made a great effort to ensure these weapons would never be usable again.
Tag: iron
A brewery in the Netherlands becomes the first iron-fueled factory in the world
That's pretty metal!
The moon is getting rusty due to oxygen stripped from Earth’s atmosphere
An oxidised form of iron was surprisingly common the moon, which may reveal insights about Earth's atmospheric history.
Supernova iron isotopes are raining down on Earth
The ancient products of star explosions have been found in deep sea sediments on Earth.
Scientists find extreme exoplanet raining with iron
On this ultra-hot gas giant, the weather report for today is cloudy, with a chance of molten iron falling from ...
In the Earth’s core, it’s snowing iron
Seasonally appropriate news.
Novel nanocomposite material might prevent shipwrecks from rotting
The technique is being trialed on the English warship Mary Rose.
We may have just witnessed a close-by star devour the remnants of a planet
Gluttony? Tsk tsk tsk.
Solar fuels just years away, propelled by breakthrough in catalyst research
Research doesn't have to be glamorous or flashy to be significant.
UK archaeologists unearth “nationally important” collection of Iron Age artifacts
Among the most intriguing findings are a group of (likely ceremonial) cauldrons that show signs of long-term use and repair.
Green tea and iron don’t go well together
Rightfully touted for its many health benefits as an antioxidant, green tea doesn't really play well with iron.
Cheap water filter is fantastically efficient: absorbs heavy toxic metals and can recover gold
Water pollution is a big issue, and so far there isn't one single system capable of reliably filtering toxic heavy ...
Mercury iron might be the result of cosmic collision
The Earth contains a lot of iron, but it is not alone in the solar system in that aspect. Venus, ...
Digital atlas shows oceans’ iron levels
Researchers have developed a three dimensional atlas which shows the concentrations of iron dissolved in the world's oceans. This monumental ...
Rubik’s Cube In Center Of Earth?
When Swedish researchers published this theory of theirs, nobody took it seriously. Without paying much attention to the scientific community, ...