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

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Penn State-led study reveals the hidden chain reaction that starts lightning, linking electrons, X-rays, and gamma rays. (CREDIT ...

A research team at Los Alamos National Laboratory recently found that the strength difference between two very high-frequency radio pulses in lightning is closely related to the altitude of the ...

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, ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- With all thunderstorms comes lightning. Of the various types of lightning, one that meteorologists monitor closely is cloud-to-ground lightning. Here’s how it works ...

The chance of getting struck by lightning once in a lifetime is about 1 in 1.2 million. The odds that lightning reaches the ground in the first place are even higher — one in four. It’s the lightning ...

TRI-CITIES, Tenn./Va. (WJHL) — Storms rolling through the region Tuesday evening resulted in a confirmed tornado, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). A tornado warning was issued in ...

Lightning lit up dark clouds near Mineral Wells, Texas, on March 10, as the National Weather Service (NWS) issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the area.Footage here was captured by Chad Casey, ...