Lightning has captured people's fascination for millennia. It's embedded in mythology, religion and popular culture. Think of ...

For as long as people have watched storms roll across the sky, lightning has inspired awe and fear. You can see the flash and ...

The collision of two lightning-bolts-in-the-making spawned an exceedingly brief but extremely energetic flash of gamma rays. This first-of-its-kind observation may help explain an origin of some of ...

In Houston and the surrounding areas, we are used to seeing daily chances of isolated to scattered thunderstorms throughout the summer months. DOWNLOAD TODAY: Introducing Houston’s Storm Tracker 2 ...

Martian dust storms crackle with ‘mini lightning,’ revealing a hidden electric Mars A glass bead and a green laser helps scientists observe lightning form in real time Gamma-rays trigger lightning and ...

An analysis of volcanic rocks has revealed large quantities of nitrogen compounds that were almost certainly formed by volcanic lightning. This process could have provided the nitrogen required for ...