Iron 'Snow' Helps Maintain Mercury's Magnetic Field, Scientists ...

Iron 'snow' helps maintain Mercury's magnetic field, scientists ...
(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) New scientific evidence suggests that deep inside the planet Mercury, iron "snow" forms and falls toward...

Mercury's Surface Dominated By Volcanism And Iron-deficiency
Multispectral data on the composition of rock untis of the surface of Mercury show a widespread role for volcanism and an apparent deficiency in iron...

Northern lights glimmer with unexpected trait
(American Geophysical Union) Some light in Earth's aurora glow is polarized -- a state not thought possible for the aurora, new observations...

Northern Lights Glimmer With Unexpected Trait
Some light in Earth's aurora glow is polarized -- a state not thought possible for the aurora, new observations indicate. The findings may improve...

Insects Evolved Radically Different Strategy To Smell
Insects have adopted a strategy to detect odors that is radically different from those of other organisms. This is an unexpected and controversial...