Scientists have, for the first time, synthesized and characterized the elusive parent molecule of an important class of chemical compounds. A team of scientists from the University of Georgia and two ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover has uncovered some of the largest organic molecules ever detected on Mars, and scientists say ordinary geology may not fully explain them.

The discovery of the molecules was made with Nasa’s Curiosity rover, which examined a Martian rock named Cumberland. This is ...

"Molecules That Matter," the first exhibit in the changing gallery at the Chemical Heritage Foundation's (CHF's) new museum, looks at 10 organic compounds and consequences they have had on society ...

Using reprogrammed biocatalysts, researchers are pushing the boundaries of enzymatic synthesis with a method that opens the door to a diverse array of valuable compounds. Reporting in the journal ...

When Alán Aspuru-Guzik was in college, he really got into SETI@home, the project that uses home computers to speed the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. He was less interested in finding ...

Christopher Reddy vividly remembers the first time he heard about a perplexing organohalogen compound found by researchers in seabird eggs along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts, as well as in the ...

Alzheimer’s disease has long resisted simple solutions, yet some of the most intriguing new leads are emerging from familiar ...