Red sprites seen above the Himalayas reveal powerful storms, rare upper-atmosphere events, and atmospheric mysteries ...

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

We have heard the saying: 'April showers brings May flowers.' This proverb leaves out the critical role of lightning.

Scientists have revealed a hidden trigger of lightning that could resolve a centuries-old weather mystery. Earth is struck by some 44 bolts of lightning each second, on average. Despite this, ...

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

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

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

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 ...

The research, conducted by scientists at Stanford University, demonstrates that when water droplets collide and form spray, ...

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 ...