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Scientists found 'nitriles' in an interstellar cloud — here's why that could be huge
"There seems to be no limit for the degree of chemical complexity that interstellar space is able to fabricate." ...
Live Science on MSN10d
Chemists broke a 100-year-old rule to make extremely unstable molecules
Scientists have just broken a 100-year-old chemistry rule and synthesized a type of 3D, unstable molecule called an ...
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Northwest Georgia lawsuits over 'forever chemicals' from treated wastewater move forward
North Georgia landowners who say their properties were contaminated with toxic ‘forever chemicals’ can continue pursuing claims.
High-resolution IR spectroscopy reveals new insights into the hydrogen bonding of hydrogen sulfide
Water and the bad smelling molecule hydrogen sulfide do not seem to have a lot in common at first sight. However, when ...
Space on MSN13d
Scientists found one of the largest carbon-based space molecules ever. Here's why that's a big deal
Scientists have identified one of the largest carbon-based molecules in space yet. It could help us decode the origins of ...
Gamma radiation converts methane into complex organic molecules and could explain the origin of life
Gamma radiation can convert methane into a wide variety of products at room temperature, including hydrocarbons, oxygen-containing molecules, and amino acids, according to a new article published in ...
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The First Cells May Have Formed From Simple Fatty Bubbles Like These Ones
Scientists have long wondered how the first cell membranes formed from the primordial soup—a new study offers up a recipe.
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Bending the rules for twisted double bonds
The researchers created several different anti-Bredt olefins by making silyl precursors and then carrying out an elimination ...