'Microlightning' in mist may have sparked life on Earth, study finds

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https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/mar/14/microlightning-strikes-sparked-life-on-earth-evolution-science

[accrual]

I remember lightning being used inside of small chambers designed to simulate early conditions on Earth. The concept of microlightning is new though and plausible. I wonder and hope one day that the ideal conditions for life will be recreated in a lab, that will be a phenominal advancement in our search for life in the universe.

[ahazred8ta → accrual]

A hot spring in an ancient high-phosphorus soda lake would be a leading candidate, but the jury is still out. https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/17/world/last-chance-lake-origin...