Complex organic molecules (COM) are those that contain six or more atoms, one or more of which must be carbon. Amino acids ...

A nearly wordless meditation on the building blocks of civilization — stone and concrete — Viktor Kossakovsky's documentary Architecton is a dazzling sensory overload.

Chemists at UCL and the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology have demonstrated how RNA (ribonucleic acid) might have replicated itself on early Earth—a key process in the origin of life.

Complex organic molecules found floating around a distant protostar could mean that space is far richer in life's precursors than scientists assumed.

The asteroid Ryugu is rich in organic molecules that could serve as the building blocks of life. The discovery was made when scientists took a first look at a sample collected by the Hayabusa2 ...

Sets of magnetic building blocks are fun and engaging, but they also teach your kids about science, technology, engineering and math. The Magna-Tiles 100-Piece Clear Colors Set is a first-rate set ...