University of Missouri researchers and collaborators have developed an innovative, eco-friendly chemical tool that harnesses ...

Star would be the first private mission to another planet and the first in over 30 years to directly measure Venus’s clouds.

Pharmaceutical scientists at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a novel chemical reaction that enables ...

By utilizing prime editing, the scientists introduced precise genetic changes that transform rice’s naturally occurring CoQ9 ...

So, if astrobiologists ever do find alien life with a weird chemistry that uses some liquid other than water, it's not likely to be methane, ammonia, or molten rock — but somewhere out there, alien ...

We’ve all had those afternoons where we feel tired or down and are crying out for something that will help lift our mood. While you can’t eat or drink your way into a good mood, there are certain ...

This image, taken by NASA's Osiris-Rex probe in December 2018, shows the asteroid Bennu. Scientists have identified 14 of the 20 amino acids used by terrestrial life, as well as the five nucleic acid ...

"L-serine, this particular amino acid that we used, [...] we can build it in our bodies ... where life evolved far away from anywhere it could feed itself via photosynthesis. NASA investigators too ...

Of the 20 essential amino acids, nine are actually essential. Of those nine, three are branch-chain amino acids (BCAAs). Leucine falls into both groups. All BCAAS are vital for building and ...

“One of the goals [of astrobiology] is to go to [other worlds] and look for microorganisms, but in the meantime there’s so much we can do on Earth that will give us massive insights,” Nadeau says. And ...