Cancer cells survive by repairing damage to their DNA—even damage that would normally be fatal. One of their most important ...

Most hypotheses suggest that earlier forms of life had partial genetic codes and used fewer than 20 amino acids. To test ...

Manganese dioxide can convert amino acids into hydrogen cyanide (HCN) without requiring methane, a finding that solves a long ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover has detected 21 carbon-containing molecules in a Martian rock, including seven never before seen on the planet. The discovery, made with a rare wet chemistry experiment on the ...

Manganese dioxide can convert amino acids into hydrogen cyanide (HCN) without requiring methane, solving a long-standing ...

Enzymes are proteins that catalyze chemical reactions in living organisms. They are widely applied in industries such as food ...

Light doesn’t just help plants grow, it also strengthens their internal structure by tightening the connection between tissues. This added rigidity can actually slow growth, revealing a hidden balance ...

The carbon dioxide we pump into the air is seeping into the oceans and slowly acidifying them. One hundred years from now, ...

This simple science experiment shows how an orange can be used to generate small amounts of electricity using natural acids ...

Already under mounting pressure from warming waters, pollution, overfishing and coastal development, reefs face an additional ...

If a radio telescope records all of the expected signals for a given molecule its spectrum then astronomers can confidently ...