The fungal compound verticillin A, discovered more than 50 years ago, has long been regarded for its potential cancer-fighting capabilities. S cientists have now managed to artificially synthesize the ...

Scientists have discovered that wildfires release far more air-polluting gases than previously estimated. Many of these ...

A study reports that, around the world, wildfires and prescribed burns could emit substantially more gases, including ones ...

A new study reveals that roasted coffee contains previously unknown compounds capable of inhibiting a key enzyme linked to blood sugar control. Scientists have identified three compounds that strongly ...

UBC Okanagan researchers have uncovered how plants create mitraphylline, a rare natural compound linked to anti-cancer ...

Figure 1: Growth rates as a function of sulfuric acid and highly oxygenated molecule (HOM) concentrations. We further consider two very different experiments. During the first experiment, the HOM ...

Earlier this week, NASA revealed that researchers have detected more organic compounds in the plumes of water jetting from the surface of Enceladus, the icy moon orbiting the planet Saturn. The new ...

As fires burn the landscape, they spew airborne gases and particles, though their impact on air pollution might be ...