The building blocks of life on Earth may have been fueled by tiny sparks hopping between water droplets. Four billion years ...

New research suggests tiny electrical charges in water droplets could have fueled the chemical reactions that led to life.

The behavior of water at hydrophobic interfaces has perplexed scientists for over a century, spanning chemistry, biology, ...

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

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

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, ...

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

A study shows that electrical charges in sprays of water can cause chemical reactions that form organic molecules from inorganic materials. The findings provide evidence that microlightning may have ...

Forget the dramatic lightning strike – life may have started with countless tiny sparks from crashing water droplets!

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