Chemical analysis adds to evidence for early microfossils
Well-preserved samples enable examination of intact microstructures rather than powdered material
Exoplanet with heavy metal atmosphere discovered
Iron found for the first time in gas giant’s ultra-hot atmosphere
Radical ion synthesis finally embraces green chemistry
Mechanochemical route to naphthalenediimide radical ions
Chlorine-free rocket fuel
Compound bearing 10 nitro groups could cut dangerous emissions from rocket launches
Prebiotically plausible version of pH gradient generating catalyst
Scientists create simple metal ion system could have facilitated early metabolic processes, like ATP synthesis
First firm evidence for liquid water on Mars
Not quite life on Mars, but there are lakes beneath the red planet’s glaciers
The radio telescopes exploring our universe
How astrochemists are identifying molecules light-years away from Earth
Paint achieves seemingly impossible by cooling buildings in direct sun
Coating offers a route to zero-carbon air conditioning
Banned persistent pollutant still threatens half of killer whales
PCBs in world’s oceans could drive most contaminated populations to extinction
Super-reactive molecule could solve space sugar mystery
How did carbohydrates form in space and on early Earth? The clue might be in the carbene
Radical chain reactions could solve soot formation mystery
New theory suggests how solid particles of soot – or interstellar dust – form as volatile gaseous precursors burn
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Puzzle of why very similar sugars can taste much sweeter than others solved
The sweetest saccharides form the strongest and shortest hydrogen bonds
A sweet way to make graphene
Green method generates nanomaterial by exfoliating graphite with sugars
Water splitting demonstrated in microgravity
Drop tower experiments show how future oxygen-generating systems could work in space
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Compelling evidence emerges for organic chemicals on the Red Planet
Discovery points to tantalising possibility that life might have existed on Mars billions of years ago
Unexpected appearance of water makes a big difference to supramolecules
Self-assembly subtly altered by trace amount of water in solvents
Methane dunes at Pluto's heart
Heart-shaped region on the dwarf planet’s surface features dunes made out of solid methane
Hippo dung is a serious matter for river ecosystems
Large amounts of organic material transferred into river systems by the animals can change entire ecosystems
Illegal CFC production may be slowing ozone layer recovery
Surprise increase in trichlorofluoromethane emissions linked to east Asia
A galaxy far, far away holds oldest oxygen ever seen
Oxygen discovered 13 billion light years away hints at earliest star formation after big bang
Dorset geology gives clues to past life on Mars
Fossilised microorganisms at England’s south coast offer clues to those studying the red planet
Algae lipid transformed into benzene
Efficient process derives agrochemical and pharmaceutical intermediate from renewable feedstock
Solar chemical production whatever the weather
Artificial leaf no longer thwarted by clouds thanks to thrifty real-time control system
Rotten egg smell surrounds Uranus
Seventh planet’s topmost cloud layer is composed of hydrogen sulfide
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