Breaking down the science of lightning.

Positive lightning makes up less than 5% of strikes, but it can be up to 10 times more powerful.

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 ...

Mini-lightning strikes created by whirling dust devils on Mars have been detected accidentally by the microphone on board the Perseverance rover. The chance discovery is direct evidence of a form of ...

The sun may be partly responsible for lightning strikes on Earth, and scientists think fluctuations in the sun's magnetic field could be used to predict lightning storms weeks in advance. The sun's ...

Students in Environmental Journalism class at the UF College of Journalism and Communications spent their semester reporting on the science, risks and human stories of lightning across Florida, the ...

“The shift signals a broader surge in lightning activity across the Great Plains,” environmental consulting firm AEM said in a statement There are a number of reasons for the shift, including the fact ...

A bolt of lightning struck a beloved redwood tree next to a Santa Rosa preschool Tuesday while thunderstorms rolled through the region. Lightning ripped through the large tree’s trunk before it ...