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.

Scientists have used experiments to retrace the chemical steps leading to the creation of complex hydrocarbons in space. They showed pathways to forming 2-D carbon-based nanostructures in a mix of ...

National Science Foundation, NASA Astrobiology Institute, US Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Carnegie/DOE Alliance CenterWashington, D.C. In an era of rising oil and ...

A hydrocarbon solvent that is insoluble in water is used to leach the fluids from a saturated rock. A special graduated receiving tube may be used to collect the extracted water, thus providing a ...