Molecule's 'fingerprint' may help explain formation of life on Earth
The chemical element sulfur is essential for all lifeforms and is a building block of proteins and amino acids. By studying ...
NASA’s Webb Could Detect Alien Life in Hours – Here’s How
Scientists are rethinking how to detect alien life by focusing on planets vastly different from Earth. Instead of searching ...
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Scientists May Have Found a Breakthrough Biosignature for Alien Life—But There’s a Major Hurdle
The search for alien life is one of the most captivating scientific quests of our time. With the discovery of thousands of ...
‘We should be in crisis mode’: Toxic fumigant could be seeping into these communities
Residents near LA-area businesses that use methyl bromide are angry that officials didn’t notify them for years and haven’t ...
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Paneth’s mirrors
The question left hanging in the chemical air was whether a methyl could have an independent existence. This caught the eye ...
If the Webb telescope detects these molecules, they may point to life
These gases — composed of carbon, hydrogen, and a halogen, like chlorine — are mostly made by bacteria, algae, fungi, and ...