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

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

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 chemical reaction involving tiny flashes of light in water droplets may have laid the foundation for life on Earth.

Zare’s team demonstrated the existence of micro-lightning, very small electricity discharges that occur between tiny droplets ...

Scientists say that in order for life to emerge, Earth needs organic compounds which include nitrogen and carbon. However, ...

Life may not have begun with a dramatic lightning strike into the ocean but from many smaller "microlightning" exchanges among water droplets from crashing waterfalls or breaking waves.

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

Life on Earth may not have begun with a big lightning strike in the ocean, as scientists once thought. Instead, tiny electric sparks from crashing waves and waterfalls—called “microlightning”—might ...

Scientists have discovered that water moving over surfaces generates significantly more electrical charge than previously believed, particularly when it sticks and then slips past tiny obstacles. This ...

Researchers have found a way to turn fog into an unlimited renewable water source that doesn't even require electricity.