All life on Earth is based on the element carbon, but scientists aren’t sure what initially supplied all that carbon to our ...

Precious metals play an important role in the chemical industry as catalysts: With the help of silver, platinum, palladium or ...

Breaking rules in chemistry is far more than an act of rebellion ( though chemists are a rebellious bunch ). It's an endeavor ...

Now scientists managed to get to the bottom of this phenomenon -- with remarkable results: Metal atoms which are placed directly next to carbon are two hundred times more effective as catalysts.

Recent research reveals that CO2 needs to be stored for at least 1000 years to make an impact reducing global temperatures.

Researchers from the Vienna University of Technology have successfully measured and described the interaction between metal ...

The continuing release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere is a major driver of global warming and climate change with ...

The discovery of a four-ring carbon molecule in a distant interstellar cloud may help to reveal how our own solar system formed An asteroid has helped researchers discover the largest molecule ever ...

"By learning more about how these molecules form and are transported in space, we learn more about our own solar system and so, the life within it." Astronomers have discovered one of the largest ...

Scientists have identified a carbon molecule more than 430 light-years away that could act as a interstellar repository for the building blocks of life. The discovery of 1-cyanopyrene, a ...