Share this on WhatsApp Sarah Vitak: This is Scientific American’s 60 Second Science. I’m Sarah Vitak.  The question of how life came to be has captivated humans for millennia. The prevailing theory now is that on a highly volatile early earth lightning struck mineral rich waters. And that the energy from lighting strikes turned those … Continue reading Redo of a Famous Experiment on the Origins of Life Reveals Critical Detail Missed for Decades