Kelly Chibale says that the hunt for new drugs is kind of like a fairy-tale quest. And it takes a lot of time and patience.

A buried galaxy nucleus has turned out to be a surprisingly active chemical factory, where cosmic rays may be driving the creation of key organic molecules. James Webb Space Telescope artist’s ...

Mars Express and Curiosity detected methane and complex organic molecules in Gale Crater through orbital and surface investigations conducted over two decades. The European Space Agency's Mars Express ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Imagine that a new lifesaving medication is invented, but its unusual structure makes it difficult to manufacture. The drug might turn out to be prohibitively expensive or ...

Metal-organic frameworks have large internal surface areas, making them useful in a range of applications from engineering to health care. (cr: image created using ChatGPT) This year the Nobel Prize ...

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STOCKHOLM — Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for their development of metal–organic frameworks that could eventually help reduce pollution and combat climate change. A ...

The prize was awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi for the development of an architecture that some chemists compare with a molecular sponge. By Alexa Robles-Gil and Ali Watkins ...

Rachel Feltman: Happy Monday, listeners! For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. Let’s kick off the week with a quick roundup of some science news you may have missed. First, ...

A fresh look at data collected by NASA's Cassini probe nearly two decades ago has revealed new, complex organic molecules on Saturn's icy moon Enceladus – pointing to tantalizing chemistry taking ...