A vital nutrient underpinning the world's food systems—and increasingly vital to green technologies—is the focus of a major ...

If the results had held up, the discovery of microbes that use arsenic instead of phosphorus in their biochemistry would have ...

One example of this is phosphorus, which is relatively common on Earth, but may be the result of an uncommon event.

The idea is to make sure nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, which are found in fertilizers, are applied in the right ...

Sarin, for example, is 21 times more deadly than potassium cyanide. It's a great example of how elements occurring in different forms can have both very different appearances and biological effects.

Featured In this case, the fire is made from burning phosphorus, which burns at about 1,500 F. White phosphorus bombs can spread this fire over an area up to several hundred square yards.

Phosphorus Cycling in Agriculture April 2025 | Written by: Amy L. Shober Introduction and Purpose Crops often receive beneficial nutrients such as phosphorus (P) from manure or commercial fertilizer ...

We need phosphorus to grow our food, but we're running out. We've known for 100 years that depletion is imminent. Now is the time for us to invest and diversify sources.