New research shows that fluctuating environmental conditions helped chemical mixtures self-organize and evolve in structured ...

Dissolved Organic Matter is a mysterious and still largely unidentified combination of substances that is thought to be ...

Fluctuations in ancient Earth’s environment might have propelled the chemical complexity that laid the foundation for life.

A new study explores how complex chemical mixtures change under shifting environmental conditions, shedding light on the ...

In the first instalment of a series to mark the 10th anniversary of the Future Science Prize, Holly Chik and Shen Xinmei look ...

Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have discovered a new method by which a catalyst can be used to ...

The process of separating useful molecules from mixtures of other substances accounts for 15% of the nation's energy, emits 100 million tons of carbon dioxide and costs $4 billion annually. In a new ...

This innovative bismuth oxide catalyst allows for the selective combustion of acetylene, potentially transforming industrial ...

If we're looking for life as we don't know it, the best solvent out there may be concentrated sulfuric acid — the stuff that's floating around in the clouds of Venus.

To simulate early Earth, the team subjected chemical mixtures to repeated wet-dry cycles. Rather than reacting randomly, the molecules organized themselves, evolved over time, and followed ...