Chemical separation can be energy-intensive when molecules have similar sizes and properties. Researchers from Shibaura ...

Drug discovery has traditionally followed the "rule of 5," which identifies chemical properties generally associated with ...

Scientists show that positively charged metal ions help DNA molecules overcome electrostatic repulsion, supporting the DNA ...

In research published in the journal Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, the electronic structures of organic molecules ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Ten years ago, the European Space Agency’s Rosetta probe pulled up alongside a dusty, icy lump the size of a mountain. The probe would ...

A gas of molecules that interact over long distances has been cooled to mere nanokelvins, resulting in the emergence of a state known as a Bose–Einstein condensate — the first of its kind in this type ...

The human body and its gut microbiome produce thousands of small molecules that shape how the body functions—influencing ...

Scientists warn of taking mirror molecules too far. Learn more about their benefits and risks. Nature has some peculiar ways of creating molecules. Many molecules, such as DNA, proteins, and sugars, ...

The origins of life remain a major mystery. How were complex molecules able to form and remain intact for prolonged periods without disintegrating? A team has demonstrated a mechanism that could have ...

Chemists have now come up with a way to make molecules known as acenes more stable, allowing them to synthesize acenes of varying lengths. Using their new approach, they were able to build molecules ...