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

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

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.

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

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

After the regulations went into effect, lightning over shipping lanes dropped by half almost overnight, per newly published ...

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 ...

The Boston Bruins have fallen back down to Earth big time. After winning each of their first two games following the trade ...