chemistry

New Twist in Lifes Start Could Aid Efforts to Make It from Scratch

Posted in Science on 7th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller

All life on Earth is made of molecules that twist in the same direction. New research reveals that this may not always have been so.

Earths water has been present since the planets earliest days

Posted in Science on 3rd Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller

Studies of meteorite samples known to have come from the protoplanet Vesta indicate Earths surface had water much earlier than scientists previously believed.

Scientists make enzyme that could help explain origins of life

Posted in Science on 30th Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller

Scientists have devised an enzyme with a unique property that might have been crucial to the origin of life on Earth.

Earth's Water Is Older Than The Sun

Posted in Science on 26th Sep, 2014
by Alex Muller

Since water is one of the vital ingredients for life on Earth, scientists want to know how it got here.

Complex organic molecule found in interstellar space

Posted in Science on 26th Sep, 2014
by Alex Muller

Scientists have found the beginnings of life-bearing chemistry at the centre of the galaxy.