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 ...

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

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

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

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.