The discovery is a capstone achievement for NASA, which went to great lengths to secure and deliver asteroid samples from ...

Two new studies show a briny, carbon-rich environment on the parent body of the Bennu asteroid was suitable for assembling ...

The building blocks for life, including salts, organic matter and amino acids have been found in samples returned to Earth ...

Molecules friendly to life have been found in samples of the asteroid Bennu, which NASA collected with a robotic probe five ...

All forms of Earth life have specific chemicals in their makeup, such as amino acids and sugars. Scientists have known that ...

Scientists have discovered a unique sequence of minerals that formed from evaporated water in samples from Bennu.

Americans may be unwittingly exposed to carcinogens and harmful chemicals in their food because of lax food ingredient laws.

When the infamous, hairdryer-like Santa Ana winds weaken, the devastating fires in the Greater Los Angeles area can be fought from the air. Firefighting planes and helicopters have dropped a pink ...

These can include halogenated chemicals, like bromine and chlorine ... Fire retardants containing phosphorus compounds leave large amounts of phosphates and chemical residues in soils and water ...

The Vietnam bromine market reflects a blend of steady demand and evolving trends. As a key player in Southeast Asia’s industrial landscape, Vietnam witnesses a demand for bromine across multiple ...

PFAS are everywhere—even when they’re not.  A recent study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences is garnering significant ...