Physicists have long known how lightning ends, in a blinding discharge that can heat air hotter than the surface of the Sun, ...

Scientists have detected what they believe to be lightning on Mars by eavesdropping on the whirling wind recorded by NASA's ...

Researchers have documented 55 instances of "mini lightning" over two Martian years by eavesdropping on the whirling wind ...

For generations, people have passed around the comforting idea that lightning never strikes the same place twice. But nature ...

Each year, lightning strikes the United States approximately 25 million times, mostly during the summer. It claims the lives of about 20 people annually, according to the weather service. The threat ...

On Tuesday at 5:10 a.m. the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 6 a.m. for Marshall ...

Lightning strikes are some of the most awesome demonstrations of power on Earth. We’ve all seen trees, mountains and skyscrapers struck. But if a car is struck by lightning, then what happens?

When a thunderstorm is brewing, don't do anything that involves your plumbing. Even doing laundry is not safe during a thunderstorm—this is why.

The two-time Oscar nominee breaks down the wide-angle aesthetic, in-camera effects and bold amber-and-steel-blue palette ...

A photojournalist captured a lightning strike near the Sanibel Causeway on August 16. The photographer used a long exposure to create a time-lapse effect of the storm. Challenges included shooting at ...

When thunder roars, head indoors! Lightning is New Mexico’s deadliest weather threat, and since 1959, 90 people have died as a result of a lightning strike. Chief Meteorologist Grant Tosterud and KRQE ...

PHOENIX — One of the men struck by lightning last week in Flagstaff is in the process of making a full recovery after a near-death experience atop Arizona’s highest peak. Scott Courtright was one of ...