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Scientists find key life ingredient in space — and it’s never been seen outside Earth before
The chemical is pulsing deep within the heart of our Milky Way galaxy, in a compound that has 13 atoms.
In high enough doses, hydrogen cyanide can kill an adult human in minutes, but the chemical may be the reason why we’re here in the first place.
Life on Earth has long been understood to run on two main energy sources. One comes from sunlight, captured by photosynthesis. The other comes from chemical reactions, such as microbes feeding on ...
Most chemical compouds are still unknown to science. How many new ones can we make by combining elements from the periodic table? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...
An entirely new class of super-reactive chemical compounds has been discovered under atmospheric conditions. Researchers have documented the formation of so-called trioxides -- an extremely oxidizing ...
Reanalysis of NASA Galileo data identifies ammonia-bearing compounds on Europa, linking surface fractures, cryovolcanism, and subsurface ocean chemistry relevant to future Europa Clipper ...
Earth’s atmosphere is slowly leaking into space, and new research shows some of it reaches the Moon, where it may be ...
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