Far from Earth, drifting between the stars, lies a quiet ocean of carbon. Astronomers call it the interstellar medium, a vast ...

Heavy water detected in the disk of V883 Orionis; chemical signature reveals that some of the water formed before the star ...

Previous studies had found that parts of the DHHB molecule could be changed by adding chlorine (such as bleach). However, ...

BGU chemist’s quest to solve nature’s smallest mysteries: "Science isn’t about certainty, it’s about curiosity." ...

Physicists have uncovered how direct atom-atom interactions can amplify superradiance, the collective burst of light from ...

Having good neighbors can be very valuable—even in the atomic world. A team of Amsterdam physicists was able to determine an ...

Many heavy atomic nuclei are shaped more or less like squashed rugby balls than fully inflated ones, according to a ...

Countless everyday products from plastic squeeze bottles to outdoor furniture are derived by first turning propane into ...

Once a drug target is identified, it often takes decades until a chemical compound is developed that can hit the bullseye and ...

Over a feverish 10-day period, scientists synthesized and described a new class of carbon molecules, called buckminster ...