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Being trapped inside during a thunderstorm can put a damper on outdoor plans. It's even worse if you're sitting on a boat in the middle of a lake with a fishing rod when the storm clouds descend.

Scientists appear to have found the final puzzle pieces to unravel the mystery behind how lightning strikes occur. Around the world, every day, roughly three and a half million bolts of lightning ...

High-speed particles from space are helping to unravel a high-voltage mystery in the clouds. Astronomers have determined the strength of electric fields in thunderclouds by detecting the radio wave ...

All lightning on Earth may have its roots in space, new research suggests. Lightning flashes on Earth about 100 times per second, but what triggers lightning in thunderstorms remains mostly unknown.

It is a phenomenon that has puzzled people for thousands of years and drove Benjamin Franklin to risk his kite and life in search of answers. Now, a trio of researchers in America may have finally ...

It was a literal lightning strike that took humanity from four legs to two, according to a new theory. Proto-humans’ decision to start walking on two legs is what took us from living in the trees to ...

All lightning on Earth may have its roots in space, new research suggests. Lightning flashes on Earth about 100 times per second, but what triggers lightning in thunderstorms remains mostly unknown.