“Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai have provided a solution to a chemical mystery that is over a century old: how homochirality can ...

The 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Kenso Soai, Professor Emeritus at Tokyo University of Science, and Henri ...

Scientists make discovery analysing rock pulverised for study by Curiosity rover. Largest organic compounds found on the Red ...

The prospects for ancient life on Mars might have just received a big boost. NASA’s Curiosity rover has discovered the largest organic molecules so far on the red planet. NASA said on March 24, 2025, ...

A common mineral, α-alumina, found abundantly in Earth's crust, may have played a critical role in initiating the chemical reactions necessary for life to begin. This exciting discovery, detailed in a ...

| Artist’s concept of the ancient lake in Gale crater. A new study from researchers in Japan suggests that ancient rains on ...

Our third interstellar visitor that we have detected, comet 3I/ATLAS, has been found to contain molecules that are key for life. But what does that mean? If you don't know the story by now, on July 1, ...

The south pole of Enceladus—a tiny moon orbiting Saturn—is a volatile place. In this region, the moon’s subsurface ocean spews jets of water through four “tiger stripe” cracks in the icy crust, ...

The Curiosity rover from NASA has, once again, redefined the way we perceive Mars after finding organic compounds that have not been seen before on the planet. The presence of these compounds does not ...

There are 20 amino acids that create the proteins required for life on our planet — and scientists have now found exactly 14 of them on an asteroid millions of miles away. The asteroid in question, ...

Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), a team of astronomers led by Abubakar Fadul from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) has discovered complex organic ...

A team of scientists just discovered the longest organic molecules yet seen on Mars, the fourth planet from the Sun and and a tantalizing venue for humankind’s search for life beyond Earth. Mars today ...