Our eyes deceive us when lightning strikes like a giant spark cracking the sky in two. That giant spark is only as big around as a golf ball. Like everything else in nature, it happens for a reason.

Scientists who study lightning say the more they can learn, the more society can work to protect people and property from ...

Dipteryx oleifera trees not only survive lightning strikes, they grow taller, lose rivals, and reproduce more successfully.

These thunderstorms are the result of the cool Andes Mountain breezes colliding with the warm winds of the Caribbean Sea. The highest number of flashes of lightning are seen from April to November, ...

The nation matched a grim record for lightning strike deaths in September. Five lightning strike-related fatalities were reported, the most in any September since 2013, said John Jensenius, a ...