Organic

Two meteorites that fell in 1998 were found to contain traces of liquid water and organic compounds vital to life. Now, a comprehensive chemical analysis of them suggests their organic matter could come from an ancient ocean world, giving them the potential to kickstart life wherever they land.

​The ESA has some good news and bad news for extraterrestrial enthusiasts. The good news is that a molecule thought to be a biomarker for life has been found in a comet and around a young star. The bad news is that the molecule isn’t the clear indicator of life that it was once believed to be.

​While growing organic herbs and veggies in your home is a good idea, all those trays and overhead lights can take up a lot of space. That's where OGarden comes in. It houses the plants in what's essentially a mini ferris wheel with a grow light in the middle.

How did non-living matter transition into living organisms? A team is gently rocking a combination of key minerals and organic molecules to see if certain chemical reactions give birth to life. If life emerges “easily” from these conditions, it could be common throughout the universe.

Using strands of vitamin B2 that originated in genetically-modified fungi, researchers at the University of Toronto (U of T) have developed a battery with high capacity and high voltage that may pave the way for environmentally-friendly, metal-free batteries.

Using modified B2 vitamin molecules, researchers at Harvard University have created a rechargeable flow battery that could help revolutionize large-scale electricity storage from intermittent energy sources, such as solar and wind, with its low-cost, high-capacity capabilities

Astronomers have discovered large quantities of alcohol and sugar, as well as the presence of complex organic particles, on the comet Lovejoy.

The world's first 3D-printed wearable containing living bacteria, designed to support the human wearer as a type of "living spacesuit" on trips to outer space, has been displayed at TED 2015.

The hunt for present or past life on Mars got a boost as NASA's Curiosity rover records spikes in atmospheric methane ten times greater than previously measured by the unmanned probe.

A team of scientists at the University of Southern California (USC) are working on a water-based organic battery that is cheaper, more environmentally friendly and scales up better than conventional batteries.

Chicago entrepreneur Luka Sanders has launched a vending machine that dispenses healthy, organic food. Called Farmer's Fridge, each kiosk is wrapped in rustic reclaimed wood. It contains salads and snacks for the health-conscious and features bar code scanners and a credit card terminal.

As the holiday season gets into full swing, there's bound to be a great deal of waste paper. One plan to cut down on this waste comes via Eden's Paper, which is billed as a "100 percent plantable wrapping paper."