For decades, scientists used a mirror experiment to explore whether animals could recognize themselves. In that test, ...

Peter Attia warns that simplicity is crushing nuance in science. I agree—so I took a closer look at his own argument on LDL, ...

Cambridge scientists have discovered a light-powered chemical reaction that lets researchers modify complex drug molecules at the final stages of development. Unlike traditional methods that rely on ...

After years of trying to replicate the behavior, uncover its mechanism, and constrain its scope, an interdisciplinary team led by Flinders University in Australia has announced what they describe as a ...

New lab experiments explore whether or not certain rudimentary lifeforms could exist in the hydrocarbon lakes and seas of Saturn's moon Titan ...

Advancements in quantum computing enable accurate modeling of chemical interactions, benefiting pharmaceuticals, clean energy, and manufacturing sectors.

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 ...

Parents of young children will be aware of the need to encourage early reading and maths skills in their kids. They know it’s ...

Scientists studying Mars may have uncovered a brand-new mineral hidden in the planet’s ancient sulfate deposits. By combining laboratory experiments with orbital data, researchers identified an ...

Drug discovery is like molecular Tetris. Chemists snap atoms together, adjusting the pieces until everything fits and suddenly, a molecule makes a promising new medicine.

To model bacterial life, Thornburg and his colleagues turned to one of its simplest examples: a bacterial cell with a ...