We may be starting to get a grasp on what kick-started life on Earth – and it could help us search for it on other planets ...

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

We don’t know for sure, but the answer is inextricably linked to the moment when water first materialized in the cosmos — and ...

The Freshwater Ecosystems Explorer offers what experts call an unprecedented look at the world’s lakes, rivers and wetlands, ...

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

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

Scientists found that some slopes on the Moon stay cold enough to hold ice. This could expand water sources for future space ...

More than 3 billion years ago, Mars intermittently had liquid water on its surface. After the planet lost much of its ...

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 ...

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