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

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, ...

Why Lightning Happens — And Why It’s So Dangerous. Meteorologist Matt Bullock explains.

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 ...

Lightning, a sudden, intense discharge of electricity that occurs during a thunderstorm. Though lightning only lasts ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...