VOCs, or volatile organic compounds, are compounds that contain carbon atoms and that, at room temperature, easily evaporate. Too small to see and virtually omnipresent both indoors and out, they can ...

The meteorite, which crashed down in Morocco 11 years ago, was formed hundreds of millions of years ago. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Finding a meteorite is no small feat. Finding one in pristine condition — with extraterrestrial organic compounds intact — is a scientific jackpot. (CN) — More than 6,000 meteorites hit planet Earth ...

Elemental analysis offers scientists a method of determining the elements present in an organic compound, and in what quantity. Various fields of science rely on this type of analysis for research, ...

Scientists have identified 4-billion-year-old nitrogen-containing organic molecules in a Martian meteorite, a discovery that may shed light on whether or not the Red Planet once hosted life. According ...

Scientists exploring Mars and analysing Martian meteorite samples have found organic compounds essential for life: nitrogen-bearing organics in a 4-billion-year-old Martian meteorite. With a new ...

Organic chemist Bruce Lipshutz had a bit of a rude awakening. It was around 2007, and the head of environmental health and safety (EH&S) at the University of California, Santa Barbara, sat Lipshutz ...