Have you ever rubbed a balloon on your hair and watched it stick to the wall? That’s static electricity in action!

In the 1931 movie “Frankenstein,” Dr. Henry Frankenstein howling his triumph was an electrifying moment in more ways than one. As massive bolts of lightning and energy crackled, Frankenstein’s monster ...

Known as earthquake lights, these luminous phenomena have left geologists and physicists searching for answers. Typically ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), lightning strikes the United States about 25 million times a year. Lightning is most common during the summer, ...