Manganese dioxide can convert amino acids into hydrogen cyanide (HCN) without requiring methane, a finding that solves a long ...

Trial and error is part of any science experiment, but for a group of Ohio middle schoolers, the process is taking them far beyond the classroom. Seventh graders at Lakeview Junior High in ...

The simple experiment setup. Image via Wiki Commons. In 1927, physicist Thomas Parnell poured hot pitch into a funnel at the ...

A repurposed reagent can stereoselectively insert nitrogen into C–H bonds, even those unactivated by nearby functional groups ...

Slime molds are yellow, oozing, amoeba-like organisms often found on decaying logs and in moist areas. They have no neurons ...

Big insight: Mars can preserve chemically informative organic material for billions of years under the right conditions, ...

In this activity, pupils will learn about refraction and reflection, and how they’re different. You only need simple bits of ...

New experiments suggest that freezing and thawing on early Earth may have helped primitive cell-like structures grow and ...

Tick season seems to be off to a fast start, with an unusually high number of bites already reported across the country. Some ...

NASA's Curiosity rover took this selfie at a site on Mars where it drilled a sample to search for organic molecules in ...

Bayles decided the best way to help other college students overcome “chemistry anxiety” is to become a professor himself and ...

According to scientists, banana peel-based fertilizer outperforms chemical products and produces taller, healthier plants and ...