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

T here are multiple theories that explain the origin of life on Earth, but one of the most disputed ones was proposed in 1953 ...

Experiments show that those small electrical charges can trigger the chemical reactions necessary to form organic molecules.

Forget the dramatic lightning strike – life may have started with countless tiny sparks from crashing water droplets! Scientists found that when mist and sprays collide, they generate microlightning ...

A great example is this recent reboot of the 1952 Miller-Urey “primordial soup” experiment which ended up with some fascinating results. At the heart of the Miller-Urey experiment was a ...

Several seminal experiments in this topic have been conducted at the University of Chicago, including the Miller-Urey experiment that suggested how the building blocks of life could form in a ...

Stanford researchers unveil microlightning as key to lifes origin theories Tiny water droplets create energetic sparks, ...

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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 ...

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

The study, published in the journal Science Advances, adds evidence – and a new angle – to the much-disputed Miller-Urey hypothesis, which argues that life on the planet started from a ...