chemistry

The Crucial Building Blocks of Life on Earth Form More Easily in Outer Space

Posted in Science on 27th May, 2024
by Alex Muller

The cold conditions of space are actually more favourable to the formation of peptides.

Did This Chemical Reaction Create The Building Blocks Of Life On Earth?

Posted in Science on 29th Nov, 2023
by Alex Muller

A chemical reaction called the formose reaction, first discovered in 1861, is one of the best examples of an autocatalytic reaction that could have happened on the early Earth.

Rockets and satellites are shedding metal into the atmosphere

Posted in Science on 26th Oct, 2023
by Alex Muller

The presence of those metals could change the chemistry of the stratosphere.

Signs Of Past Chemical Reactions Detected On Mars

Posted in Science on 27th Nov, 2022
by Alex Muller

Studying the rocks for the secrets of Mars' colorful past will be keeping scientists busy.

New chemical could protect honeybee hives from parasites

Posted in Science on 27th Aug, 2022
by Alex Muller

The compound seems to be very effective protection from mites, and could soon become a key component of beekeepers' arsenals, allowing them to address the "colony colapse disorder".