Boulder, Colo. — A laboratory method developed for making and analyzing cold, concentrated samples of a mysterious “floppy” molecule thought to be abundant only in outer space has revealed new data ...

Despite being made from a relatively simple set of building blocks, ribonucleic acid (RNA) has a broad array of complex responsibilities. From providing structure to carrying the instructions for ...

How chemists are using light, enzymes and mechanical force to access higher‑energy stereoisomers without rebuilding a ...

Astronomers have spotted an unexpected chemical heavyweight drifting through deep space - and it may offer new clues about how life gets started. Detected near the center of the Milky Way, the ...

Representing a molecule in a way that captures both its structure and function is central to tasks such as molecular property prediction, drug drug interaction prediction, and drug target interaction ...

Electron spin can create differences between mirror-image molecules, a potential explanation for why life favors one ...

Molecular polarity and intermolecular forces explain why substances dissolve, boil, or stick together the way they do. From the shape of a molecule to the pull of its atoms, polarity determines ...