The lightning crouch, a baseball-catcher-like stance some cite as a safeguard against lightning strikes, offers no meaningful ...

As storm season gets underway in much of the United States, the National Lighting Safety Council is spreading awareness about ...

Cosmic rays may play a role in triggering lightning, a new study suggests, offering an out-of-this-world answer to a long-standing mystery.

Two astrophotographers captured breathtaking video of over 105 red sprites over Tibet during a massive thunderstorm.

That "something else" appears to originate from space.

From hail to lightning, Western Pennsylvania dealt with a line of severe weather pushing through the area Wednesday afternoon. Pittsburgh's Action News 4 viewer Lyndsay Krut sent us footage from ...

“Stay low when outdoors – lightning hits the tallest object,” the U.S. Forest Service advises. “If caught in an open field ... seek safe shelter during a storm before threats of lightning ...

As lightning safety strategies go, it’s a pretty poor one. Popular Science points out that crouching in place—knees bent, torso curled, and hands over your ... a lightning storm, you’re ...

The Oregon Lightning, an Arena Football League team based in Redmond, scored an unlikely 41-40 win at the SW Kansas Storm for ...