A detection of phosphine in the atmosphere of a brown dwarf 54 light-years from Earth deepens the mystery of phosphorus chemistry throughout the Milky Way. An ancient object more than 10 billion years ...

One key ingredient for life thought to be delivered to Earth by meteorites may have been homemade after all. That means “emergence of life is not necessarily connected to meteorite impacts,” says ...

University of Delaware faculty member Deb Jaisi has received the 2024 Jackson Soil Chemistry and Mineralogy Award from the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA). This distinction honors advanced soil ...

Recently, the team led by chemist Prof. Jan J. Weigand announced a significant breakthrough in phosphorus chemistry. In a publication in Nature Synthesis, they introduced an innovative and simple ...

Phosphorus is one of six key elements necessary for life on Earth. When combined with hydrogen, phosphorus forms the molecule phosphine (PH 3), an explosive, highly toxic gas. Found in the atmospheres ...

Organophosphorus chemistry has long been a cornerstone of both fundamental research and industrial applications, spanning the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, flame retardants, catalysts and advanced ...

The chemical element phosphorus (P) is one of the essential building blocks of all biological life and, based on it, a function-giving component of many products: in medicines, food products or ...

Astronomers peering toward the outermost reaches of the Milky Way have found phosphorus, a critical element for life, where none was believed to exist (Nature, 2023, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06616-1).

In a recent study published in Communications Earth & Environment, a team of researchers examine the potential for a new phosphorus material that was allegedly created from a lightning strike in New ...