
From Droplets to Life: Unveiling the Surprising Role of Water in Earth’s Origins
Image Credit: mikesdeemer/123rf.com A recent study from Stanford University suggests that the origin of life on Earth may have been influenced by small electrical sparks known as “microlightning,” produced by interactions between water droplets. This research, conducted by the Zare Lab, reexamines the foundational Miller-Urey experiment of 1952, which sought to replicate the conditions of…