For two decades, physicists have predicted the existence of a remarkable family of exotic molecules: giant atoms bound to ...

Molecules containing four atoms are the largest yet to be cooled down to only a hundred billionths of a degree above absolute zero. The techniques researchers use for cooling individual atoms, such as ...

Half a decade ago, chemist Mark Levin was a postdoc looking for a visionary project that could change his field. He found inspiration in a set of published wish lists from pharmaceutical-industry ...

Researchers have developed a light-driven method for creating tiny, high-energy “housane” molecules that are valuable for ...

A team led by researchers at MIT in the United States has discovered large molecules containing carbon in a distant interstellar cloud of gas and dust. This is exciting for those of us who keep lists ...

A team at the University of Münster in Germany has figured out how to build a molecule shaped like a tiny house, and the key ...

An exotic new molecule is shaped like a butterfly, complete with "wings" made from electrons. The discovery could provide a ...

Scientists have discovered the largest organic molecule containing sulfur — a key ingredient for life — ever identified in interstellar space. The researchers call the discovery a “missing link” in ...

Basic biology textbooks will tell you that all life on Earth is built from four types of molecules: proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids. And each group is vital for every living ...