The chemical reaction that forms essential biomolecules like proteins and DNA normally doesn’t occur in the presence of water. Microdroplets provide a unique environment that make it possible.

Blow flies can offer a safe alternative for investigating the use of chemical weapons and keep people out of potentially dangerous situations.

A new study using accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) to date human remains shows Machu Picchu is up to several decades older than previously thought.

Beer connoisseurs may be onto something: Craft beer is scientifically unique when compared to mass-produced brews, researchers say.

The MasSpec Pen is 100x as fast as previous methods at identifying healthy and cancerous pancreatic tissue, giving patients the greatest chance of survival.

Kinases are cellular control switches. When they malfunction, they can cause cancer. The coronavirus hijacks these kinases to replicate, and cancer drugs that target them could fight COVID-19.

A new method is letting researchers get at the ancient proteins preserved in a rhino tooth fossil from almost 2 million years ago.

The test can identify and differentiate liquids by the elements they contain, and also test for a huge number of inorganic elements in seconds or minutes.