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 ...

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

Analysis of four years of acoustic recordings made by NASA's rover has allowed scientists to identify 55 episodes of electrical activity, based on the interferences and acoustic signatures ...

Hundreds of lightning bolts stretched across the sky Wednesday night, treating the Bay Area to a rare display of atmospheric electricity. Storms first hit the Central Coast on Tuesday night before ...

The United States has a new lightning champion. Oklahoma has dethroned Florida to become the nation's lightning capital, according to a new report released Jan. 5. With approximately 73 lightning ...

If you were up late Tuesday night, chances are you caught that “chaotic” storm that lit up the San Luis Obispo County sky with thunder and lightning for most of the night. According to the National ...

Lightning researchers expect lightning could become more frequent as temperatures rise. Photo by Rick Lipscomb, courtesy NOAA. The age-old maxim says lightning never strikes the same place twice.

What confused researchers was that TGFs often appeared without bright lightning flashes or strong radio signals. Some storms seemed quiet, yet they produced powerful gamma rays. The new research ...