Some amino acids can be built in two ways that mirror each other, like a pair of right and left hands. Life on Earth uses the ...

There are 20 amino acids that create the proteins required for life on our planet — and scientists have now found exactly 14 ...

Scientists studying samples that NASA collected from the asteroid Bennu found a wide assortment of organic molecules that ...

Scientists poring over a sample brought back from the asteroid Bennu have detected amino acids and complex mineral compounds, ...

Two new papers describe hints to a brine-filled environment on the 4.5-billion-year-old space rock and the presence of amino ...

Two science teams pored over samples from the B-type asteroid Bennu, finding chemicals linked to the beginnings of life and ...

The minerals McCoy’s team identified paint a picture of one possible environment present on rocky celestial bodies 4.5 billion years ago. The presence of evaporites means that sodium-rich water once ...

I had a light and refreshing salad bowl dinner at a friend’s home and decided to make one at home soon after. I used quinoa ...

Casey Means, MD, author of “Good Energy,” discovered that the pathway to optimal health starts with your fork. Read an ...

An artificial intelligence model has created a new protein that researchers say would have taken 500 million years to evolve ...

The human genome encodes potentially thousands of tiny proteins that were previously overlooked. The search is on to find out ...

Scientists have finally had a close look at the rubble collected by a NASA spacecraft from an asteroid. In it, they've found ...