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 ...

While previous studies say volcanic or atmospheric lightning may have triggered chemical reactions that created organic ...

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

Considering humans don't have a spacecraft capable of traveling to planets beyond the solar system, scientists have to get ...

The Miller-Urey hypothesis is based on a famous 1952 experiment in which researchers successfully formed these organic ...

Many biological molecules are chiral, meaning they exist in two forms that are mirror images of each other, like left and ...

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

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 ...

Now, a group of researchers is proposing a novel approach using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a collaboration ...

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