Nitrogen is a crucial component of proteins and nucleic acids, the fundamental building blocks of all living things, and thus is essential to life on Earth. Gaseous N 2 from the atmosphere can be ...

Hexanitrogen is a newly synthesized molecule composed entirely of nitrogen atoms, making it the first known neutral polynitrogen species other than N₂. It stores a large amount of energy in its ...

Researchers have used a diamond anvil to smash nitrogen into a previously unseen form they call black nitrogen. The nature of nitrogen led researchers to believe this flat, crystalline form wasn't ...