Chirality: like a right hand and a left hand, two molecules can have the same composition, but a different shape and ...

Once thought unlikely, this new finding in coordination chemistry could lead to promising advances in catalysis and materials science. For more than 100 years, the widely accepted 18-electron rule has ...

A research team has discovered an electrochemical method that allows highly selective para-position single-carbon insertion ...

Heleveria is a PhD student in Petr Kovaříček’s lab at the University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague. Her research ...

Research conducted by the University of Florida and the University of California used targeted metabolomics in pomegranates to profile essential primary and secondary metabolites, including organic ...

Astronomers have made an exciting discovery in deep space, identifying a large organic molecule that could be a crucial building block for life. In a recent breakthrough, scientists detected ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have detected complex organic molecules on the surface of Mars—chemicals that are essential for life as we know it. While not direct proof of life, this ...

Back to Article List Curiosity discovers largest organic molecules yet on Mars The molecules, while not a direct sign of life, still signal the existence of complex chemistry on the Red Planet.

The Curiosity rover detected the largest organic molecules to date on Mars, which may be fragments of fatty acids, or some of the chemical building blocks of life.

Curiosity Rover Discovers Largest Organic Compounds Ever Found on Mars, a Possible Sign of Ancient Life The molecules may be remnants of fatty acids, which form cell membranes in Earth’s ...

Curiosity Finds Record-Breaking Organic Molecules On Mars Possibly Formed From Fatty Acids We can’t say the molecules are the product of life, but the findings indicate if Mars had life billions ...

The longest organic molecules identified to date on Mars have recently been detected. These long carbon chains, containing up to 12 consecutive carbon atoms, could exhibit features similar to the ...