In the fall of 1802, the German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt arrived in Callao, Peru’s major port, just west of Lima. Humboldt had timed his visit to coincide with a transit of Mercury, which he ...

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 ...

Petr Kilian receives funding from EPSRC. 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 ...

It is well known that phosphorus is essential to life’s existence. For this reason, there has been a continued interest in ...

A key chemical building block of life has been found on Saturn’s moon Enceladus. Phosphorus was detected in salty ice grains that were released into space by plumes that erupt between the cracks of ...

Chemical and heat treatment of sewage sludge can recover phosphorus in a process that could help address the problem of diminishing supplies of phosphorus ores. Chemical and heat treatment of sewage ...

A promising new form of ammonium phosphate fertilizer has been field-tested. The fertilizer, struvite, offers a triple win for sustainability and crop production, as it recycles nutrients from ...

(Image: A laser guide star cast on the night sky from the William Herschel Telescope at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands.) When astronomers look ...