So, if astrobiologists ever do find alien life with a weird chemistry that uses some liquid other than water, it's not likely ...

Scientists warn of taking mirror molecules too far. Learn more about their benefits and risks.

Fluctuations in ancient Earth’s environment might have propelled the chemical complexity that laid the foundation for life.

Molecules friendly to life have been found in samples of the asteroid Bennu, which NASA collected with a robotic probe five years ago.

There are 20 amino acids that create the proteins required for life on our planet — and scientists have now found exactly 14 of them on an asteroid millions of miles away. The asteroid in question, ...

New research shows that fluctuating environmental conditions helped chemical mixtures self-organize and evolve in structured ...

When asteroids like Bennu hit the young Earth, they could have provided a complete package of complex molecules and the ingredients essential to life, such as water, phosphate, and ammonia. Together, ...

It's important to note that researchers are likely at least 10 to 30 years away from creating mirror bacteria. On the ...

A new study explores how complex chemical mixtures change under shifting environmental conditions, shedding light on the ...

These curious molecules are both positively and negatively charged at the same time; the word “zwitter” in German means “hybrid” or “hermaphrodite”. Their unusual nature affords zwitterions a ...

"All life on Earth is based on the left-handed form ... exhibit predominantly left-handed molecules. But meteorites don't get the princess treatment that Bennu samples did.