When NASA launched a spacecraft to an asteroid, scientists patiently waited for their chance to look at bits of the space ...

But the ingredients for life are present on Bennu’s rocky surface. “We saw a whole bunch of amino acids, 14 of which are in ...

NASA’s Bennu asteroid sample provides fresh insights into the potential for life beyond Earth, revealing key organic compounds and minerals.

The main difference between collagen and whey protein is their amino acid profile and health benefits. Collagen's amino acids ...

Samples were divided up and shared with researchers around the globe. Glavin and his team detected thousands of organic ...

Samples contain all five nucleobases of DNA and RNA, supporting theory that asteroids may have seeded Earth with life's ...

Something was making her feel sick, but she didn’t know what it was. Amie Juntilla had experienced relationship challenges ...

In Earth life, the amino acids are always "left-handed ... a small amount of the rocks and dust in water and acids to extract organic compounds. Then they used mass spectrometry techniques ...

Two analyses of the samples were published on Wednesday. Present in the samples were 14 of the 20 organic compounds called ...

Girolline, a compound extracted from the sea sponge Pseudaxinyssa cantharella, has been investigated for possible antitumor effects and also found to ...

Scientists have long believed they understood how life’s genetic code evolved, but new research upends that assumption. By ...