Compounds of oxygen and carbon are of interest for space research, battery technology, biochemical studies, and—surprisingly—for the development of industrial explosives and rocket fuel.

Chains of up to a dozen carbon atoms have been detected in what appears to have been an ancient lakebed on Mars, contributing to a growing library of compounds that could be a vital clue about the ...

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has detected the largest organic (carbon-containing) molecules ever found on the red planet. The ...

A group of diatom species belonging to the Nitzschia genus gave up on photosynthesis and now get their carbon straight from ...

The Mars Curiosity rover’s onboard mini-lab has helped confirm the existence of the largest organic molecules ever found on the Red Planet. The trio of long-chain compounds preserved in Martian soil ...

Graphical abstract of the Skoltech study showing some of the possible carbon oxides in the range probed by the researchers: ...

Compounds of oxygen and carbon are of interest for space research, battery technology, biochemical studies, and — surprisingly — for the development of industrial explosives and rocket fuel.