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.

Zimbabwe is one of the most lightning-struck places on Earth, and a mix of extreme weather and deep-rooted superstition is ...

For generations, people have passed around the comforting idea that lightning never strikes the same place twice. But nature doesn’t follow our sayings. In reality, lightning plays favorites, and ...

Coconino County Sheriff’s deputies launched a rescue operation on Humphreys Peak after a lightning strike hit one person. CCSO is also investigating if a second person was injured. California suspect ...