A rock measuring 900 meters is on a journey through our solar system, providing what is arguably one of the strongest pieces ...

A new study, led by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and Columbia University, identifies a diverse set of ...

Water from a prehistoric plant, the horsetail, contains an astonishing chemical signature that’s never been seen before on Earth.

Scientists found all five nucleobases, the building blocks of DNA and RNA, in Asteroid Ryugu samples returned by Japan's ...

Human-made chemicals are quietly building up in the ocean, with traces found from coastlines to remote coral reefs.

A prehistoric Equisetum horsetail plant that survived 400 million years produces oxygen isotopes and water with an extreme chemical signature ...

Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). A tiny stash of asteroid dust may help answer one of science’s oldest questions: how much of life’s chemistry began in space? In a groundbreaking study ...

Aluminium redox catalysis and reactive aluminium clusters showcase main-group element's transition-metal-like reactivity ...

When choosing a sunscreen, start by considering your skin type and lifestyle. If your skin is sensitive, a mineral sunscreen may be the best choice if you spend a lot of time outdoors, such as when ...

In a distant part of our cosmos, an intriguing new world exists. This newly discovered exoplanet, identified as L 98-59 d, seems to play host to a rare type of planetary environment.

A new study reveals all five fundamental nucleobases – the molecular “letters” of life – have been detected in samples from ...

All the essential ingredients to make the DNA and RNA underpinning life on Earth have been discovered in samples collected from the asteroid Ryugu, scientists said Monday.