In the world of organic chemistry, nitrogen-containing organic compounds are ubiquitous, forming the backbone of ...

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has uncovered a diverse mix of organic molecules on Mars, including chemicals widely considered building blocks for the origin of life on Earth. The findings, which come ...

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover took this selfie at a location nicknamed “Mary Anning” after a 19th century English ...

VOCs, or volatile organic compounds, are compounds that contain carbon atoms and that, at room temperature, easily evaporate. Too small to see and virtually omnipresent both indoors and out, they can ...

Elemental analysis offers scientists a method of determining the elements present in an organic compound, and in what quantity. Various fields of science rely on this type of analysis for research, ...

Diazoacetic acid esters are important intermediates in drug and agrochemical synthesis, but their preparation typically ...

Using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS) aboard the Curiosity rover, scientists have identified more than 20 ...

The new findings boost evidence that the Red Planet once had conditions suitable for life.

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - Performing a type of experiment never before tried beyond Earth, NASA's ...