Scientists have successfully modeled large lightning strikes that occur on a kilometer scale in a lab setting of only a few ...

Thunderstorms belong to a non-exhaustive list of surprisingly mundane things that we know surprisingly little about. Last ...

The scientific community long assumed that to understand how lightning works, one needed a ...

Penn State researchers found that lightning-like discharges may occur inside materials such as glass and quartz, potentially ...

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

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

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, ...

As spring approaches, we can expect more severe storms, which can bring deadly lightning strikes. While summer is the busiest ...

For decades, planetary scientists looked at the massive dust storms on Mars and wondered if they produced electricity. These storms can grow until they wrap around the entire planet, moving millions ...