From The Lab: French-led team discover Mars's longest carbon molecules to date

Scientists have discovered the longest carbon based molecules till date on Mars using the SAM instrument on Curiosity. © NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

An international team of scientists from France, the United States, Mexico, and Spain has made a groundbreaking discovery on Mars: the detection of the longest carbon-based molecules ever found on the planet's surface.

An international team of scientists from France, the United States, Mexico, and Spain has made a groundbreaking discovery on Mars: the detection of the longest carbon-based molecules ever found on the planet's surface.