The scientific community long assumed that to understand how lightning works, one needed a ...

Scientists have shown that lightning-like bursts can be recreated in small blocks of solid materials in the lab.

Around 2,500 people die in lightning strikes around India each year. — © AFP Around 2,500 people die in lightning strikes around India each year. — © AFP By ...

Lightning formation and the conditions triggering it have long been shrouded in a cloud of mystery, but new research led by Penn State scientists is lifting the fog. Using mathematical calculations, ...

Scientists have known for decades how lightning travels once it forms, but the exact trigger inside a thundercloud stayed uncertain. A new study now offers the clearest explanation yet for how ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lightning is one of nature’s most relentless forces, flashing more than 2 billion times worldwide every year. More than just a ...

Using a precisely aligned pair of laser beams, scientists can now hold a single aerosol particle in place and monitor how it charges up. The particle’s glow signals each step in its changing ...