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PHOENIX - Ten John C. Birdlebough High School seniors were recently inducted into the Tri-M music honor society for their scholastic achievements and musical talents.

October is National Bullying Prevention Month, a time to shed light on a problem that is affecting so many of our nation's children. One Central Texas seventh-grader was inspired to start a campaign and is reaching out to the community after facing bullying herself.

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) NELL GREENFIELDBOYCE, BYLINE: Hey, Maddie. So listen; I have a question for you. SOFIA: OK. GREENFIELDBOYCE: If I asked you what comes to mind when you think of lightning and life, what would you say? SOFIA: Lightning and life (laughter) - maybe Frankenstein. You know, that lightning got them where they were going. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "FRANKENSTEIN") COLIN CLIVE: (As Henry Frankenstein) Its alive. Its alive. Its alive. Its alive. GREENFIELDBOYCE: All right. Yeah, thats what...

Trillions of lightning bolts may have jumpstarted life on Earth By (0) Researchers say in a new study that trillions of lightning strikes billions of years ago may have unlocked phosphorous on the Earths surface, kickstarting life on the planet. File Photo by cephotoclub/Shutterstock March 16 (UPI) -- Trillions and trillions of lightning strikes may have unlocked the phosphorous needed to spark life on Earth, according to a new study published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications. "Th...

A PIECE of fulgurite, a glassy rock created by lightning strike that hits the surface and causes melting and vaporisation.—Reuters WASHINGTON: The emergence of the Earth’s first living organisms billions of years ago may have been facilitated by a bolt out of the blue — or perhaps a quintillion of them. Researchers said on Tuesday that lightning strikes during the first billion years after the planet’s formation roughly 4.5 billion years ago may have freed up phosphorus required for the...

Lightning strikes may have been key to origin of life on Earth The emergence of the Earths first living organisms billions of years ago may have been facilitated by a bolt out of the blue — or perhaps a quintillion of them. Social Sharing Thomson Reuters · Posted: Mar 17, 2021 7:51 AM ET | Last Updated: March 17 An artists rendition shows the early Earth environment, as lightning generated by storms and volcanic plumes frequently struck volcanic rocks. The lightning strikes create objects c...

262 shares This time exposure photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department shows a series of lightning strikes over Santa Barbara, Calif., seen from Stearns Wharf in the citys harbor, Tuesday evening, March 5, 2019. A(Mike Eliason/Santa Barbara County Fire Department via AP) AFP — Lightning strikes may have supplied primordial Earth with enough phosphorus to support the emergence of life, according to new research Tuesday that offered an alternative explanation as to how l...

The origin of life on Earth is one of the most complex puzzles facing scientists. It involves not only identifying the numerous chemical reactions that must take place to create a replicating organism, but also finding realistic sources for the ingredients needed for each of the reactions. One particular problem that has long faced scientists who study the origin of life is the source of the elusive element, phosphorus. Phosphorus is an important element for basic cell structures and functions....

Did lightning spark life on Earth? Scientists say bolts could have unlocked a key ingredient for life. Artists rendition of lightning strikes. Credit: Lucy Entwisle. A quintillion lightning strikes over a billion years may have helped kickstart life on Earth, according to scientists from Yale University, US, and the University of Leeds, UK. The earliest undisputed signs of life show up around 3.5 billion years ago, although researchers have good reason to suspect that the whole affair of living...

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