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

Other hidden sources of water in the Earth's crust Hidden sources of water within the Earth's crust are located in various forms and places, often far below the surface. Here are some key sources ...

Scientists have discovered plastic ice VII, the fourth stage of water found under extreme conditions. Created by applying ...

Like straight out of Julio Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth, scientists from Northwestern University and the ...

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

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

Life on Earth may not have begun with a big lightning strike in the ocean, as scientists once thought. Instead, tiny electric sparks from crashing waves and waterfalls—called “microlightning”—might ...

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 new study adds another angle to the much-disputed Miller-Urey hypothesis, which argues that life on the planet emerged from ...