I like to think that the perennial dark circles under my eyes give off an early-aughts Julian Casablancas vibe. That is, for much of my life, I’ve chosen to pretend they’re cool and live with them.

NASA's Curiosity rover, which launched in 2011 from Florida, found signs of organic material that on Earth is most often ...

An organic molecule called methanimine was found scattered throughout a dense clump of gas and dust 554 light-years away.

NASA’s Curiosity rover has uncovered some of the largest organic molecules ever detected on Mars, and scientists say ordinary geology may not fully explain them.

A long-standing mystery in bile acid biology has been solved. Bile acids are often introduced as digestion helpers, but they are also powerful chemical messengers that help coordinate metabolism ...

New research reveals why different organic acids produce unique sour tastes and why some people enjoy intense puckering sensations.

Dust from asteroid Bennu is revealing a surprising origin story for life’s building blocks. New research suggests some amino acids formed in frozen ice exposed to radiation, not warm liquid water as ...

Scientists studying a rock sample collected by NASA’s Curiosity rover have uncovered something tantalizing: the largest ...

That does not mean that the detected alkanes are evidence of life on Mars; the conclusion relies on modeling how radiation breaks down organic material over time. However, the finding does suggest ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover has found the largest organic molecules ever detected on Mars. The discovery was made in ...