The rainforest in the Amazon basin transpires vast amounts of gaseous isoprene. Until now, it was assumed that this molecule ...

FRANKFURT/MAINZ/HELSINKI/LEIPZIG. Who hasn't enjoyed the aromatic scent in the air when walking through the woods on a summer's day? Partly ...

While some have proposed that Venus once hosted oceans on its surface, new evidence suggests that the planet’s interior has ...

To color these pieces of silk with aniline blue dye, Gracile Roxas had to do her homework. Roxas, a textile conservator who ...

Earth is an ocean world, with water covering about 71% of its surface. Venus, our closest planetary neighbor, is sometimes called Earth's twin based on their similar size and rocky composition. While ...

One magnesium chloride molecule is made up of one elemental magnesium ion ... Magnesium Sulfate is a salt mixture made up of magnesium and sulfuric acid. Like magnesium citrate, this compound sees ...

C onsidering its prosaic nature, the ordinary onion garners its share of poetic prose. Take this line from Mark Kurlansky’s ...

Protein biosynthesis—the process whereby cells produce protein molecules, which are essential for life and growth—is a highly ...

"We would have loved to find that Venus was once a planet much closer to our own, so it’s kind of sad in a way to find out ...