Dr. Frankenstein might not have needed a lightning bolt to bring his monster to life after all. A new study from Stanford ...

For centuries, scientists have puzzled over how life began on Earth. Many have supported the idea that a powerful lightning ...

Instead, it may have started with tiny “micro lightning” sparks generated between water droplets from crashing waves or waterfalls. This fascinating new perspective comes from Stanford University ...

Research suggests that microlightning from water droplets, rather than large lightning strikes, may have triggered life’s ...

The research, conducted by scientists at Stanford University, demonstrates that when water droplets collide and form spray, ...

Life may not have begun with a dramatic lightning strike into the ocean but from many smaller "microlightning" exchanges ...

Study discovered that tiny electrical sparks, called microlightning, form when water droplets collide. These can create ...

A new study adds another angle to the much-disputed Miller-Urey hypothesis, which argues that life on the planet emerged from ...