The strong currents of air in thunderstorms can cause air and water to shoot up and down very quickly. When this happens, ...

The National Lightning Detection Network counted all of the lightning flashes and strikes across our Michigan sky last ...

Thunderstorms are known to generate gamma rays, the highest energy radiation on Earth. But pinning the burst to a specific bolt is new.

Researchers found that a tidally locked planet like our nearest neighbor Proxima b could produce significant lightning storms ...

We’ve likely all heard of the term “heat lightning” on a summer evening when those strong bolts of electricity can be seen, ...