A particular cornerstone of prebiotic chemistry is hydrogen cyanide, which, under the right conditions, forms compounds that ...

“Our approach is simple, fast, and uses inexpensive materials,” study co-author Erli Lu said in a statement.

Too much sun can ruin photosynthesis, scorching plants and other organisms that depend on capturing sunlight for energy.

Some substances that don't mix on Earth can combine in ultra freezing conditions like those on Saturn's largest moon, ...

Titan’s harsh chemistry breaks basic rules, offering new clues about how life’s building blocks might form in space.

A common soil fungus (Purpureocillium lilacinum BA1S), when combined with calcium and mild alkalinity, speeds up the ...

PLQY is a measure of how efficiently a material converts absorbed light into emitted light. It’s the ratio of the number of ...

In the marine green alga Codium fragile, unusual carotenoids rapidly dissipate harmful chlorophyll triplet states, protecting ...

Scientists have found that on Titan, substances that should remain separate can actually combine under freezing conditions. NASA and Chalmers University researchers discovered that hydrogen cyanide ...