Scientists confirm existence of molecule long believed to occur in oxidation

In the journal Science Advances, scientists in Sweden and the U.S. report the first-ever direct observation of a type of short-lived molecule that has shaped decades of thinking in atmospheric ...

Scientists Solve a Long-Standing Chemistry Challenge With Light-Driven Catalysis

Chemists have developed a light-driven method for producing a rare and highly strained molecular structure known as “housane.” Designing a new drug often starts with a basic but difficult task: making ...
Purdue University College of Agriculture

Drawing inspiration from nature to formulate new pharmaceuticals

Karthik Sankaranarayanan trained in two quite different scientific subfields as a graduate student and as a postdoctoral ...
Fonds

Curiosity rover finds Mars’ most complex organic molecules yet

The molecules: decane, undecane, and dodecane are hydrocarbons, long chains of carbon and hydrogen more commonly associated with petroleum on Earth. Their size alone sets them apart from previous ...
Science Daily

James Webb reveals extraordinary organic molecules in an ultra luminous infrared galaxy

Deep inside a nearby galaxy cloaked in thick clouds of gas and dust, astronomers have uncovered a surprising treasure trove of organic molecules using the James Webb Space Telescope. Peering through ...
New York Post

Building blocks of life detected on 3I/ATLAS — scientists say it could be an interstellar ‘gardener’ seeding the cosmos

Is 3I/ATLAS just a comet — or an intergalactic ark? A NASA spacecraft has discovered organic chemicals on 3I/ATLAS, which Harvard scientist Avi Loeb claims raises the possibility that the comet is an ...
ArchDaily

Meet the Category Winners of the 2025 Architecture Drawing Prize

The eighth edition of The Architecture Drawing Prize has revealed its 15 winners, following a radical restructuring of its judging criteria to reflect the evolving landscape of architectural ...
Space.com

Space radiation can produce some organic molecules detected on icy moons

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The Conversation

Metal‑organic frameworks: Nobel‑winning tiny ‘sponge crystals’ with an astonishing amount of inner space

Stavroula (Alina) Kampouri receives research funding from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund (ACS PRF) and other public research agencies. The 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry was ...
PBS

A study has found new organic molecules on Saturn's moon Enceladus. Scientists say that increases the chance it's habitable

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have uncovered new types of organics in icy geysers spouting from Saturn's moon Enceladus, bolstering the likelihood that the ocean world may harbor conditions ...
Astronomy

Organic molecules in Saturn’s rings originated from liquid water, scientists confirm

A new analysis of archival data from the Cassini spacecraft has confirmed that the icy jets shooting from Saturn’s moon Enceladus contain organic molecules — the key building blocks of life. This ...
IFLScience

Proof Of Complex Organic Molecules In Enceladus’s Ocean: “You Have Everything You Need To Form Life”

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...