Lightning has always fascinated humanity, but its precise origin in thunderclouds remained a mystery. A team of researchers believes they have solved this enigma thanks to a major discovery.

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

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lightning is a familiar sight in stormy skies, but a new report has revealed just how far some bolts can travel — in one case, ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – As we enter the warmer, stormier months of the year, lightning becomes a very real threat. On average, 300 people are struck by lightning every year in the U.S., and 30 of those ...

“We explained how photoelectric events occur, what conditions need to be in thunderclouds to initiate the cascade of electrons, and what is causing the wide variety of radio signals that we observe in ...

Lightning is a familiar sight in stormy skies, but a new report has revealed just how far some bolts can travel — in one case, more than 500 miles. That astonishing bolt sparked to life in eastern ...