O nce upon a time, cholesterol was simple. This molecule, it was proclaimed, came in two varieties: an artery-clogging “bad” ...

Tiny particles of space dust could be vital for creating the complex molecules needed for life more quickly, scientists say.

Photonic quantum processors, devices that can process information leveraging quantum mechanical effects and particles of ...

Water trapped inside tiny molecular cavities behaves in a surprisingly energetic way, pushing outward like people crammed in ...

Most life on earth today wouldn't exist without water, but new findings suggest rain may have started the whole process! Dan ...

The world of chemistry is a vast and intricate landscape, populated by a dazzling array of chemical compounds. Understanding the relationships between these compounds is fundamental to grasping the ...

Anabolism and catabolism are hormone-driven metabolic processes in your body. When it comes to exercise, catabolic exercises, such as running, break down muscle, whereas anabolic exercises, like ...

A rotating cylinder with its side cut away to expose the core, showing patches of purple, blue, green, yellow, and orange that are dense in the middle and more diffuse toward the edges. This rotating ...

The sense of smell, it turns out, is highly individual—a scent that is enticingly floral to one person may be off-putting and chemical to another. Researchers in Germany -recently asked 1,227 ...

A team of chemists at the University of Cambridge has developed a powerful new method for adding single carbon atoms to molecules more easily, offering a simple one-step approach that could accelerate ...

Like many young children, Sijbren Otto was fascinated by the history of life and wanted to dig up dinosaurs when he grew up. But life doesn’t always go to plan, and he ended up becoming not a ...