Scientists have brought the stars 'down to Earth' by creating 5 new isotopes that could reveal how heavy elements like gold are created when neutron stars smash together.

The precursors of heavy elements might arise in the plasma underbellies of swollen stars or in smoldering stellar corpses.

Earth's core is rich with gold, and it's leaking out through the mantle and into the crust, new research has found. A new study of isotopes found in the volcanic rock that oozed out from deep ...

While it's unlikely the deep-buried treasure chest will ever be cracked open, scientists call the discovery significant.

An analysis of Hawaii’s volcanic rocks revealed Earth’s core is leaking gold and other precious metals, a study found. The elements emerge when ocean islands form.

The precious metal comes from Earth's largest gold reserve—the inner core. ... Earth's core has a greater abundance of one particular ruthenium isotope: 100Ru.

The planet's center contains 99.999% of all known gold. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ... they noted the unexpected presence of the ruthenium isotope, ¹⁰⁰Ru.

“Fool’s gold” isotopes in the ocean floor store a local record. Weizmann Institute of Science. Journal Science DOI 10.1126/science.adh1215. Keywords ...

Although more than 99.95% of Earth's gold is locked in the molten core, tiny amounts may be coming up to the surface in magma, a study found. A lava fountain at Kilauea in Hawaii is seen in early May.