“We usually think of water as so benign, but when it’s divided in the form of little droplets, water is highly reactive,” said Richard Zare, describing a line of laboratory work that moves electricity ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Microlightning” exchanges among water droplets could have sparked the building blocks of life on ancient Earth, new research ...

To celebrate the groundbreaking research of 2025 Drake Award recipients Dr. David Deamer and Dr. John Baross, the SETI Institute commissioned bioartist Dr. Jennifer Willet to create a unique artwork ...

When a bone grows, our bodies’ proteins help provide the structure. When a muscle tears, proteins help rebuild it. When we fight an infection, transport oxygen in our blood or send messages to a cell, ...

The spark that transfers a charge from one carbon particle to another, generating lightning and possibly life itself, is ...

In the 1931 movie “Frankenstein,” Dr. Henry Frankenstein howling his triumph was an electrifying moment in more ways than one. As massive bolts of lightning and energy crackled, Frankenstein’s monster ...