If the Supreme Court strikes down state bans on conversion therapy in Chiles v. Salazar, all Americans will be worse off, write Garrard Conley and Tim Schraeder Rodriguez.

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A new study shines a spotlight on sulfur, a chemical element that, while all familiar, has proved surprisingly resistant to scientific efforts in probing its role in the origin of life. Many artists ...

Hundreds of millions of tons of plastic are produced globally every year. New research shows how that waste can be turned ...

A new study reveals all five fundamental nucleobases – the molecular “letters” of life – have been detected in samples from ...

All the essential ingredients to make the DNA and RNA underpinning life on Earth have been discovered in samples collected from the asteroid Ryugu, scientists said Monday.

For the first time, researchers have simulated the full workings of a bacterial cell as it copies its DNA and divides into two. The experiment could help researchers to understand how the interactions ...

Two microscopic grains collide and produce a tiny spark. This phenomenon may have provided the energy to kick off life on Earth. But if these solid particles have the same composition, what factor ...

Researchers have identified a crucial ion channel, TMEM175, that acts like an overflow valve in the cell’s recycling system.

Recycling bin filled with plastic bottles emphasizes waste management and environmental awareness. Image in public domain.

Instead of treating plastic purely as waste, new research shows that it can be transformed into something useful — acetic ...