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Cassini Reanalysis Finds Complex Organics in Fresh Enceladus Plume Ice

The detections strengthen the case for active ocean chemistry, prompting ESA to advance mission studies.

Cassini Reanalysis Finds Fresh Complex Organics in Enceladus Plumes

New Chemical Fossils Strengthen Case That Sponges Were Earth’s Earliest Animals

Perseverance’s ‘Leopard-Spot’ Rock Tagged a Potential Biosignature as Fresh Skepticism Surfaces

Cambridge Researchers Demonstrate Tumor-Triggered Two-Part STING Prodrug

Estée Lauder Names PepsiCo Veteran René Lammers Chief Research & Innovation Officer

NASA Reveals Most Compelling Potential Mars Biosignature in Perseverance Rock Sample

Lab Radiation Tests Complicate Ocean Origin for Enceladus Organics

Tohoku University Develops Water-Soluble Redox Polymer for Recyclable Aqueous Batteries

EU Bans TPO in Gel Nail Products, Orders Immediate Market Withdrawal

Thioesters Link Amino Acids to RNA in Water, Advancing Origin‑of‑Life Chemistry

UK Study Finds No Link Between Fluorinated Medicines and Reported Adverse Reactions

UCL Team Shows Simple Chemistry Can Link Amino Acids to RNA and Build Peptides

New Imaging Maps Lipid Flow in Living Cells, Shows Proteins Do Most Transport

Emory Revamps Chan–Evans–Lam Reaction to Expand Access to Vinylic Ethers

UCL Chemists Show Thioesters Let RNA Attach Amino Acids and Form Peptides in Water

New Study Suggests Ancient Ceres Had Chemical Energy to Support Habitability

NASA Models Point to Long-Lived Hydrothermal Energy on Ancient Ceres

Oxford Team Achieves Solution-Stable Cyclo[48]carbon Catenane With 92-Hour Half-Life

Ionic Liquids Emerge as Candidate Habitats on Water-Scarce Worlds