Unlocking the origins of life starts with understanding how simple space molecules turned into complex building blocks. To do that, scientists need untouched samples—material that hasn’t been altered ...

Finding extraterrestrial life in any form would be truly one of the largest discoveries in humankind’s history, yet after decades of scouring the surface of Mars and investigating other bodies like ...

Scientists have recently unveiled a remarkable discovery in the outer reaches of our solar system: a space fossil located 4 ...

New research has found that amino acids, the building blocks of life, may have traveled to Earth on interstellar dust grains, ...

For nearly two decades Enceladus, a 500-kilometer-wide moon of Saturn, has been a top target in the hunt for extraterrestrial life. In 2005, shortly after arriving in orbit around the ringed planet, ...

Artist’s concept of an astronaut examining a rock sample on Mars. Life has been found living inside rocks in the various extreme environments on Earth. Clues derived from finding life in such ...

This module uses transportation fuels as the theme to connect the organic concepts of hydrocarbon structure, intramolecular forces and physical properties to green and sustainable chemistry. The ...

The Palestinian chemistry professor’s journey shows the tenacity of his people, and the value of public education ...

I started teaching undergraduate organic chemistry about 10 years ago, and found that reviewing the basic concepts in organic chemistry was massively useful, both in understanding the biochemical ...

VAUGHAN, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LGC Group, a global leader in life sciences, today officially opened its new Organic Chemistry Synthesis Centre of Excellence in Vaughan, Ontario, following a ...