Membraneless organelles, also called biomolecular condensates, are changing how scientists think about protein chemistry, various diseases and even the origin of life.

The components of one Snickers bar showcase several common processes used in candy science.

The discovery of pyrene derivatives in a distant interstellar cloud may help to reveal how our own solar system formed.

Novel method to scale phenotypic drug screening drastically reduces the number of input samples, costs, and labor required to execute a screen.

The earliest cells likely didn’t have membranes to separate and protect their components and chemistry away from a harsh surrounding environment. But they may have made do with rain.

AlphaFold, which has been awarded the 2024 Nobel prize in chemistry, could pave the way for new treatments and drugs.

AI will feature in future Nobel prizes as scientists exploit the power of this technology for research.

The prize honors innovation at Google DeepMind and in academia. Three researchers share the award for using machine learning to predict proteins’ 3D shapes and design the molecules from scratch.

All the oxygen in your body is thanks to magic numbers of protons and neutrons in the nucleus.

Researchers are developing new ways to produce widely used silica nanomaterials so that these substances and any by-products won’t harm the environment.