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 the Cambrian Explosion kickstarted complex life in a major way some 530 million years, the true timeline of life on ...

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

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

A study of ancient stromatolites reveals that ammonium reservoirs in early Earth's oceans, likely influenced by volcanic activity, may have supported microbial life before the Great Oxidation Event.

Previously, the Vredefort Dome had been the only dated impact structure. The 2 billion-year-old crater can be found in South ...

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.

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 ...

but the tiny sparks made by crashing waves or waterfalls that jump-started life on this planet. "On early Earth, there were water sprays all over the place—into crevices or against rocks ...