If we cut or limit funding for curiosity-driven research, we risk shutting down the pipeline of future innovation,” writes ...

Two NASA rovers on Mars recently made two independent discoveries further indicating that ancient life may have once existed ...

The Curiosity rover detected the largest organic molecules to date on Mars, which may be fragments of fatty acids, or some of the chemical building blocks of life.

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

The Mars Curiosity rover’s onboard mini-lab has helped confirm the existence of the largest organic molecules ever found on ...

Chicago schools are opening new curiosity classrooms, in 25 schools across the district. The dedicated rooms bring ...

The molecules may be remnants of fatty acids, which form cell membranes in Earth’s organisms, though they might have formed ...

While the presence of these molecules is not proof of ancient life on Mars, scientists say it shows we could detect chemical ...

Curiosity has previously discovered small organic molecules on Mars, but these recently found compounds are larger and would ...

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