The transition from non-life to life was very likely aided by an asteroid hitting Earth, prebiotic chemistry, molecular self-replication, and the emergence of membranes.

Researchers have found a way to use solar energy to power a key chemical reaction that drives many manufacturing industries. This new method can significantly reduce the energy required to run these ...

When molecules fall apart, their electric charge doesn't stay put—it rearranges as bonds stretch and break. An international team of scientists has now tracked these ultrafast changes in the small ...

Explore how the human nervous system mirrors the structure of the Vedas. A neuroscientist from Harvard and MIT discusses the ...

Chemistry professor lends his expertise to discuss the potential of green hydrogen to be used in the energy economy for ...

Somewhere in the mountains of Iran lies a hidden stockpile that is poised to define the future of America’s war against the theocratic regime: 18 to 20 scuba-tank-like canisters, each of which ...

There is a silence in the night sky that has bothered me for as long as I can remember. ” That observation, attributed to ...

A catalyst design developed in the lab of Professor Ted Sargent increases efficiency, turning captured CO₂ into high-purity ethylene for plastics and packaging.

Some computers are easy to spot. Artificial, human-built computers like those found in smartphones and laptops are abstract ...

There is a silence in the night sky that has bothered me for as long as I can remember. ” Richard Feynman’s reflection lingers because it feels personal.