A new study has found thick layers of clay found on Mars could have provided the required mix of water, minerals and a calm environment for life to develop. Scientists from The University of Texas at ...

Researchers from Mainz, Oxford, and Innsbruck have used carbonate fragments to unravel the complex history of the Arles ...

At ETH Zurich, scientists from many different fields are working on something that seems straight out of science fiction.

Collagen IV provides crucial structural support for cells and tissues, but it’s unstable at body temperature. Researchers now ...

There’s a catch: carbonatable concrete doesn’t currently work well for large-scale construction. It’s mostly used for small ...

Scientists at the University of Southampton have developed a new way of analyzing fossils, allowing them to see how creatures ...

Scientists have created living communities of bacteria and fungi that could survive in protective habitats on the Red Planet.

This vast field of mineral towers, called the Lost City, is the oldest known hydrothermal system in the ocean. Scientists ...

Researchers are developing a living material that actively extracts carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Photosynthetic ...

Much of the world's lithium occurs in salty waters with fundamentally different chemistry than other naturally saline waters like the ocean, according to a study published on May 23 in Science ...

In 2018, about 13.5 percent of the more than 2.6 million deaths from cardiovascular disease among people ages 55 to 64 globally could have been related to exposure to a type of chemical called a ...

This month we feature chemicals that have important applications in industry and the lab.—Ed. Calcium carbonate (CaCO 3) is a natural product found in many settings, including the minerals aragonite 1 ...