Experiments show that those small electrical charges can trigger the chemical reactions necessary to form organic molecules.

In a nutshell Water droplets create “microlightning” when they split, producing electrical discharges without any external ...

New international pollution laws may have helped researchers discover an unexpected way to stop lightning strikes.

A chemical reaction involving tiny flashes of light in water droplets may have laid the foundation for life on Earth.

Life may not have begun with a dramatic lightning strike into the ocean but from many smaller "microlightning" exchanges ...

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

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

But real lightning would have struck infrequently—and mostly in open ocean, where organic compounds would have quickly ...

Uncover the surprising connection between Earth storms and space radiation through the effects of lightning on high-energy ...

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 ...

A newly unveiled astronaut photo shows a "gigantic jet" shooting upward from a thunderstorm above Louisiana in November 2024.

The International Space Station has captured a photo of what in known as "Earth's tallest lightning". This form of lighting, known as a gigantic jet, is a type of discharge that occurs between ...