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

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

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, ...

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

Researchers in Australia have discovered that water generates an electrical charge up to 10 times greater than previously ...

Zare’s team demonstrated the existence of micro-lightning, very small electricity discharges that occur between tiny droplets ...

Four billion years ago, Earth was a chaotic, lifeless world — a fiery hell with spewing volcanoes and meteorite impacts ...

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

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 ...

Life may not have begun with a dramatic lightning strike into the ocean but from many smaller "microlightning" exchanges among water droplets from crashing waterfalls or breaking waves. New ...