Latest about lightning
What happens if you get struck by lightning… and survive?
Lightning is terrifying, but it's not always deadly. Here's what it does to the human body.
Watch thousands of lightning bolts crackle over Europe in stunning new satellite video
Stunning first videos from a new space-borne instrument designed to improve the monitoring of thunderstorms show the crackle of lightning over Europe, Africa and the Atlantic Ocean.
Tonga 2022 eruption triggered the most intense lightning storm ever recorded
The plume generated during the 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcanic eruption in Tonga created the perfect conditions for a "supercharged" lightning storm.
Electrifying time-lapse image captures 100 lightning bolts torching the sky over Turkey
The photographer combined individual images collected over a 50-minute period during an intense thunderstorm in Turkey.
Eerie ring of red light flashes like a massive UFO above Italy. What was it?
An enormous red halo of light flashed in the night sky above Italy before disappearing within milliseconds. It was likely caused by an electromagnetic pulse from a nearby thunderstorm.
Powerful laser blast used to control lightning for the first time
This is the first ever real-world demonstration of the effect
Why does lightning zigzag?
The characteristic zigzag pattern of lightning is caused by a highly conductive form of oxygen that builds up as the bolt travels toward the ground.
Rare, 'rule-breaking' quasicrystal found in chunk of 'fossilized' lightning
A type of crystal that breaks the rules of ordinary crystallography has been found in a tube of melted sand from Nebraska.
Plant leaves spark with electricity during thunderstorms — and that could be altering our air quality in unpredictable ways
During thunderstorms, leaves from trees and other plants create mini electric discharges that can significantly alter the surrounding air quality. But researchers are unsure if this is beneficial or harmful.
