A thin layer of clay in Italy, unusually rich in iridium, revolutionized the understanding of dinosaur extinction. This rare element, abundant in meteorites, pointed to a massive extraterrestrial ...

According to the U.S. Department of the Interior, iridium in the Earth’s crust is thought to have come from the same asteroid or comet believed to have caused the extinction of dinosaurs. While ...

Iridium-based catalysts are needed to produce hydrogen using water electrolysis. Now, a team at HZB has shown that the newly developed P2X catalyst, which requires only a quarter of the iridium, is as ...

No audio available for this content. How many times have you heard of a nearly 20-year-old space constellation being modified with a new technology? It almost never happens. I will never forget when ...

Update: A passerby in a town south of Basra, Iraq, found the missing radioactive iridium. [Read more on the finding] Some security experts are worried that a cache of radioactive material reportedly ...