Scientists have revealed a hidden trigger of lightning that could resolve a centuries-old weather mystery. Earth is struck by some 44 bolts of lightning each second, on average. Despite this, ...

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

Cosmic rays may offer an out-of-this-world answer to a long-standing mystery about lightning on Earth, a new study suggests. Thunderstorms are exceedingly common; a staggering 3 million lightning ...

A powerful storm system has wreaked havoc across the United States, leaving a trail of destruction and heartbreak in its path. In Atlanta, Georgia, a driver narrowly escaped a lightning strike ...

That "something else" appears to originate from space.

Ominous clouds hovered over western Arkansas during the early evening of Friday, April 4, as much of the state was subject to ...

Severe storms moved across Oklahoma early Friday morning, bringing hail and loud thunder and lightning to the Sooner State.

We still don't fully understand what triggers lightning. A new study suggests that showers of cosmic rays may be the missing link. Cosmic rays may offer an out-of-this-world answer to a long ...