The new plot twist is that in order to keep enough nitrogen and phosphorus near its surface, a planet has to start out with ...

It’s time to buy a lot of candles. And if we light them with matches, it will only be possible because of the anniversary in question. It’s happy 350th birthday to the discovery of phosphorus, an ...

For life to develop on a planet, certain chemical elements are needed in sufficient quantities. Phosphorus and nitrogen are ...

Scientists have discovered phosphorus on Enceladus, the sixth largest moon of Saturn, NASA said Wednesday. The element, which is essential to planetary habitability, had never before been detected in ...

Phosphorus is essential; human beings can't live without it. Phosphorus is dangerous; it has been a key element in incendiary bombs. Thanks to heavy use of phosphorus in fertilizers, many experts ...

Volumes Bookcafe in Chicago will host environmental journalist Dan Egan in conversation about his new book all about phosphorus, a chemical element you may not think about but rules much of the world.

Scientists have detected the presence of the sixth and final essential ingredient of life in ice grains spewed into space from the ocean of Saturn’s moon Enceladus. Previous studies had spotted signs ...

June 14 (Reuters) - High concentrations of phosphorus, an essential element for all biological processes on Earth, have been detected in ice crystals spewed from the interior ocean of Saturn's moon ...

Think about the last meal you ate. Whether it was a plate of pasta, a fresh salad, or a juicy steak, every bite relied on one ...

A graduate student surveys one of the apatite- or phosphate-bearing rocks in Rogaland, Norway, forming the Bjerkreim-Sokndal layered intrusion. The rock contains several important minerals. (Axel ...