At some point during the evolution of life on Earth, inorganic matter became organic, nonliving matter became living. How this happened is one of humankind's greatest mysteries. Today, scientists work ...

Tiny sugars from marine microbes help clouds freeze over the Southern Ocean, offering new insight into cloud brightness and climate models.

At some point during the evolution of life on Earth, inorganic matter became organic, nonliving matter became living. How ...

"While sugar activates reward pathways in the brain, the general scientific consensus is that sugar does not meet the criteria as an addictive substance. Our body needs some sugar to survive," says ...

Scientists have discovered how a key protein helps maintain strong connections between brain cells that are crucial for ...

A team of chemists, microbiologists and ecologists has designed a molecular probe (a molecule designed to detect proteins or ...