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A Robotic Chemist Could Whip up the Perfect Batch of Oxygen on Mars

Humans on Mars will need oxygen, and Mars’ atmosphere is pretty anemic when it comes to the life-sustaining element....

Another Key Amino Acid Found in Space: Tryptophan

Astrochemistry is the study of how molecules can form and react in space. Its roots trace back to...

The Physics of ‘Sniping’ for Gold

I'm not exactly sure how the YouTube algorithm finds videos for me to watch, but now that I've stumbled...

Why the train wreck in Ohio is such a major public health disaster

-- Shares Facebook Twitter Reddit Email view in app A massive environmental disaster has sent social media into a...

Minerals Could Form on Mars Without an Oxygen-Rich Atmosphere

Earth’s oxygen-rich atmosphere does more than provide the foundation for complex life. The oxygen in the atmosphere is...

Meteorites Bathed in Gamma Rays Produce More Amino Acids and Could Have Helped Life get Going on Earth

Our modern telescopes are more powerful than their predecessors, and our research is more focused than ever. We...

The Sci-Fi Dream of a ‘Molecular Computer’ Is Getting More Real

David Leigh dreams of building a small machine. Really small. Something minuscule. Or more...

The Spooky Science of How Undead Spores Reanimate

Here’s a spooky conundrum: Is a spore alive or dead? Gürol Süel, a biologist at the University of California,...

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