The transition from simple chemistry to the complex biology of molecules that gave rise to life is a puzzle that scientists ...

A small, icy moon of Saturn called Enceladus is one of the prime targets in the search for life elsewhere in the solar system ...

Life may have emerged from a surprisingly simple network of chemical reactions long before cells or genes existed.

Now, researchers at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and the Abdus Salam International ...

Using high-speed atomic force microscopy (HS-AFM), the Kanazawa University team led by Mikihiro Shibata filmed the dynamic movements of CaMKII at the single-molecule level. The images revealed that α ...

An extra stage has been identified for the first time that helps explain why ice can have a liquid layer at the surface even ...

Astronomers have identified a massive cloud of water vapor surrounding a distant quasar, marking the largest single reservoir ...

Oligodendrocytes with different morphological features work together to support precise binaural integration for sound localization in the chick brainstem auditory circuit.

The interstellar comet contained abundant elements of carbon-rich chemical compounds, which also included methanol, unlike ...

Scientists created safer weight loss chemicals that make cells burn more calories without dangerous side effects.

An intriguing demonstration that appears to split water molecules using bare hands, followed by a clear explanation of the physics and chemistry actually at work behind the illusion.

A research team has managed to “bottle” a highly reactive carbene in water, overturning a major assumption in chemistry.