Organic chemistry is the study of the structure, properties, composition, reactions, and preparation of carbon-containing compounds. Most organic compounds contain carbon and hydrogen, but they may ...

While the presence of these molecules is not proof of ancient life on Mars, scientists say it shows we could detect chemical ...

A stunning discovery on Mars has revealed the longest organic molecules ever found on the planet—carbon chains that could ...

The Mars Curiosity rover’s onboard mini-lab has helped confirm the existence of the largest organic molecules ever found on ...

Scientists have decoded the metabolic strategies of certain sulfur bacteria. A new study reports that the bacteria are found worldwide and have a complex metabolism with modular features.

The molecules may be remnants of fatty acids, which form cell membranes in Earth’s organisms, though they might have formed ...

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

Similar molecular strategies to break down organic compounds In the next step, the researchers cultivated six very different strains of Desulfobacteraceae. "Some are specialists that only break ...