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 ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

Researchers in Australia have discovered that water generates an electrical charge up to 10 times greater than previously ...