Hydrocarbons, which are an essential component of crude oil and natural gas, form under pressure and high temperatures in the deep ocean floor. In the Guaymas Basin in the Gulf of California, ...

As scientists look for ways to help remove excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, a number of experiments have focused on employing this gas to create usable fuels. Both hydrogen and methanol have ...

When molecules interact with ultraviolet (UV) light, they can change shape quickly, producing strain—stress in a molecule's chemical structure due to an increase in the molecule's internal energy.

On Saturn’s moon Titan, the lakes, seas, and rain are made from hydrocarbons, not water. The moon even has hydrocarbon dunes, standing 100 m high. Until now, scientists have proposed that reactions in ...