Flip over almost any packaged snack, drink, or candy bar, and you will probably see two words that sound comforting: natural flavors. The phrase feels safe and clean, right?

Bioengineered E. coli bacteria can now produce a group of compounds with anticancer, anti-HIV, antidiabetic and anti-inflammatory activities. The Kobe University achievement is the result of a ...

Many everyday foods and seasonings—such as herbs, spices, and aromatic plants—contain natural compounds called phytochemicals that can regulate inflammatory pathways. For centuries, these ingredients ...

NASA's Curiosity rover, which launched in 2011 from Florida, found signs of organic material that on Earth is most often ...

In the first instalment of LCGC International's interview series exploring how artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover has uncovered some of the largest organic molecules ever detected on Mars, and scientists say ordinary geology may not fully explain them.

In 2025, researchers published the first comprehensive review of bamboo’s effects on human health, drawing on 16 human and lab studies. The analysis points to potential benefits for blood glucose ...

Scientists studying a rock sample collected by NASA’s Curiosity rover have uncovered something tantalizing: the largest ...

A federal law taking effect in November severely limits the amount of THC, the euphoric cannabis compound, allowed in ...

A new paper suggests that BARSOOM may have been alive on the planet, and was killed in the Viking experiments.