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Plasma Scientists Created Invisible, Whooping 'Whistlers' in a LabThe strange radio bursts usually circle the Earth like electromagnetic ghosts, but scientists have now created and studied their shapes in a plasma chamber on Earth.
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Artists Have Been Drawing Lightning Bolts Wrong for CenturiesIf you draw lightning bolts like crooked zigzags, then you're doing it wrong — but at least you're in good company. Artists have drawn lightning incorrectly for hundreds of years, a new study finds.
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Ghostly 'Lightning' Waves Discovered Inside a Nuclear ReactorWhistler waves are normally produced in the atmosphere by lightning. They could help protect nuclear fusion reactors from runaway electrons.
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A Massive Electrical Field Aligned All the Snowflakes in This Week's Nor'easterA powerful storm is causing ice crystals to form strange, radar-confusing patterns above New York City.
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News Flash: Lightning Deaths Hit a Record Low in 2017Death from lightning strike hit a record low in 2017 in the United States, according to a new report.
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Lightning Bolts Are Churning Out Antimatter All Over Planet EarthFlash, boom, gamma-rays!
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Dazzling Lightning Flashes Captured in Solar Eclipse's ShadowLighting from a storm on Aug. 21 is visible within the eclipse's shadow over North America.
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Rare Wildfires Burning in Greenland Seen from SpaceToday marks day 10 since the blaze was first detected by instruments aboard NASA satellites.
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Global Warming Is Fueling Arizona's Monstrous MonsoonsThe Southwest's monsoons are becoming more intense, even as less rain falls on average.
