A 13-atom molecule containing sulfur has been discovered in interstellar space for the first time, providing insight into the ...

Cold cosmic dust grains can link amino acids into protein‑like chains in deep space, suggesting life’s chemistry may begin ...

Life evolved from simple geochemical processes present on the early Earth. However, the details of this transformation remain a mystery. In this study, researchers modeled the emergence of metabolic ...

New experiments reveal that protein precursors can form naturally in deep space under extreme cold and radiation. Scientists found that simple amino acids bond into peptides on interstellar dust, long ...

"Even very complex organic chemistry is compatible with concentrated sulfuric acid." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Life as we ...

"Our results show that a 13-atom molecule structurally similar to those in comets already exists in a young, starless ...

Several studies in recent years have found amino acids, some of the molecules that make up cell membranes, and other key pieces of the chemistry of life floating on grains of interstellar dust. But a ...

Stanley L. Miller, an emeritus professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of California, San Diego whose famous laboratory experiments in 1952 demonstrated how the simple organic ...

A new study explores how complex chemical mixtures change under shifting environmental conditions, shedding light on the prebiotic processes that may have led to life. By exposing organic molecules to ...

Could an interstellar comet be deliberately sowing the seeds of life across the Solar System? The recent passage of 3I/ATLAS, a hyperbolic visitor from beyond our Sun’s gravitational reach, has ...

Metabolism is the "beating heart of the cell". New research from ELSI retraces the history of metabolism from the primordial Earth to the modern day (left to right). The history of compound discovery ...