The first direct detection of a sugar in interstellar space marks a major advance in the search for the chemical ingredients that may have contributed to the emergence of life. Published in Nature ...

It’s the first time a sugar molecule has been detected in interstellar space. The discovery provides tantalizing new clues ...

Researchers have long suspected early life may have been helped by sugars brought to Earth by asteroids – now a sugar found ...

Researchers probe the geochemistry of the moon, Mars, asteroids, and water worlds to understand our home and plan for future ...

As space agencies prepare to turn brief excursions into long-term stays on the moon and Mars, chemistry shifts from a ...

A 1989 experiment offered the promise of nuclear fusion without the need for high temperatures, but this "cold fusion" was ...