The shocking science news of the week was about black holes, but a new finding about lightning also got my attention. Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have found a unique set of events ...

Along with many other natural phenomena, lightning is probably familiar to most. Between its intense noise and visuals, there is also very little disagreement that getting hit by a lightning strike is ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – Lightning is one of the most deadly weather phenomenons. Lightning forms when warm air rises to create a storm cloud. Ice particles and water droplets collide, causing ...

The very moment two electrical currents slam together to form a lightning bolt has been captured, revealing for the first time the role this process plays in generating powerful gamma rays right here ...

Missourians often associate lightning with thunderstorms or the occasional snowstorm, but other parts of the world also experience lightning in some different scenarios. Residents along coastlines may ...

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EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The process of lightning formation is complex, but the safety rules are simple: when thunder roars, go indoors. That’s the official saying from the National Weather ...

MACON, Ga. — It all starts with a cumulonimbus cloud... or a tall storm cloud. Storm clouds have an updraft, a strong upward wind that brings water higher into the atmosphere. This water eventually ...

ON September 9, 1895, I was cycling near Pitlochry, N.B. The day had been extremely hot—80° F. in the shade—and as dusk came on it grew somewhat foggy, and flashes of distant lightning became frequent ...

I have spent the last 25 years as a scientist for NASA and professor at the University of Georgia, respectively. One of my primary areas of research is on how urban environments affect weather and ...

A stunning video of spider-web lightning striking a volcano in Guatemala in what almost appears to be a spectacular firework display has gone viral online. The impressive display of lightning struck ...

We know Earth formed roughly 4.54 billion years ago and that the first single cell lifeforms were present roughly 1 billion years after that. What we don’t know is what triggered the process that ...