Researchers have analyzed the stepwise hydration of prolinol, a molecule widely used as a catalyst and as a building block in ...

In nature, molecules often show a strong preference for partnering with other molecules that share the same chirality or handedness. A behavior that is quite evident in the phenomenon known as ...

Organic molecules found by the Curiosity rover are too common to be explained by any process we know, other than life, ...

Wistar scientists have combined a promising cancer therapy with a molecule that targets tumors to treat cancer more ...

The small organic molecules that were detected could be important for prebiotic chemistry.

Scientists discover how yellow fever and encephalitis viruses enter human cells, and block them with decoy molecules.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claims “petroleum-based chemicals” are inherently poisonous, but that’s chemically illiterate: ...

Scientists use AI to generate designs of potential new molecules, a process that is 10 times faster and more precise.

A common iron mineral hiding in soil turns out to be far better at trapping carbon than scientists realized. Its surface ...

A 13-atom molecule containing sulfur has been discovered in interstellar space for the first time, providing insight into the origins of the chemistry of life.

Attaching amino acids to a hydrophobic organic molecule allows them to self-assemble into rare, knotted structures with ...

Peptides have become one of the skincare industry's most popular ingredients. It's no wonder why, with evidence showing these ...