Ancient microbes illustrate a particular kind of respiration in which carbon dioxide and hydrogen are combined to form acetic ...

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

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

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

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

The find could hold implications for understanding the origin of life here on Earth.

Penn State researchers propose that Earth and life have evolved together in a way that is more typical of life-supporting ...

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

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 ...