Understanding the properties of molecules and materials, as well as their chemical synthesis pathways, requires a thorough knowledge of chemical bonding. Deep ...

A close look at which "brain-boosting" ingredients have science behind them and look promising in helping with memory and ...

When combined with a common vitamin, scientists have found it can potentially put the brakes on the buildup of waste ...

A new vapor-phase method creates solvent-free amorphous organic nanoparticles in a single step, offering precise control over ...

Pushing the limits of size constraints in chemistry, an 8-nanometer 18-porphyrin nanoring (c-P18) becomes the largest known ...

Researchers from the Ca' Foscari University of Venice have discovered traces of indigo on Paleolithic stone tools.

A new study brings scientists closer to uncovering how life began on Earth.

New research tapping into decades-old concepts is challenging the notion that the only way to treat cancer is to kill every ...

Despite being made from a relatively simple set of building blocks, ribonucleic acid (RNA) has a broad array of complex ...

An organic sulfur compound known as a thioester spontaneously catalyzing the binding of RNA to amino acids may be where it ...

Corpse plants definitely earn their nickname. Their pungent odors attract not only the carrion insects – beetles and flies normally drawn to decomposing meat – that pollinate the plants, but also ...

Montzka is on the frontlines of a global effort to track the health of the ozone layer, the invisible shield that protects ...