Lightning sparked all of life on Earth, say Harvard scientists: ‘One of the great unanswered questions’

Lightning sparked all of life on Earth, say Harvard scientists: ‘One of the great unanswered questions’

The scientific community has been electrified by this new theory. The inception of life on Earth may have been the result of chemical reactions sparked by lightning strikes, a new study from Harvard suggests. “The origin of life is one of the great unanswered questions facing chemistry,” said senior author George M. Whitesides. Lightning may … Read more