Textbook chemistry gains blue-light upgrade to build complex drug molecules in fewer steps

In drug discovery, building complex molecules quickly is the name of the game.

Organic molecules can survive violent supernova explosions - fueling star and planet formation

A supernova remnant is supposed to be a rough neighborhood for a newborn star. Shock waves rip through space at thousands of ...
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Perseverance Finds Complex Organic Compounds in Strange Mars Rocks

NASA's Perseverance rover snaps a selfie with the "Cheyava Falls" rock that has inspired discussions about potential life ...

Stress protection of Amazon trees, induced by climate warming, may alter atmosphere chemistry

The Amazon rainforest is one of the largest carbon reservoirs on Earth. It is also the world's largest source of biogenic ...

IIT Bombay researchers develop faster method to convert organic compounds into complex molecules

Scientists at IIT Bombay have found a novel and efficient way to convert simple, abundantly-available, straight-chain carbon ...
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NASA rover finds Mars' biggest cache of organic molecules, and the case for ancient life grows

Billions of years ago, rivers likely flowed into Jezero Crater and formed a lake.
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What Are Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)? Definition, Examples, and How to Avoid Them

VOCs, or volatile organic compounds, are compounds that contain carbon atoms and that, at room temperature, easily evaporate. Too small to see and virtually omnipresent both indoors and out, they can ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Mars Rover Spots Complex Carbon on the Red Planet, Marking Yet Another Detection of a Building Block of Life

Along with other recent discoveries, the new finding from Perseverance boosts the case that Mars once hosted conditions that ...

Textbooks May Need Rewriting After Researchers Debunk a Core Chemistry Concept

For nearly a century, students have learned the inductive effect the same way. Now, researchers say that explanation may not ...