Latest about lightning
Artists Have Been Drawing Lightning Bolts Wrong for Centuries
If 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.
Ghostly 'Lightning' Waves Discovered Inside a Nuclear Reactor
Whistler waves are normally produced in the atmosphere by lightning. They could help protect nuclear fusion reactors from runaway electrons.
A Massive Electrical Field Aligned All the Snowflakes in This Week's Nor'easter
A powerful storm is causing ice crystals to form strange, radar-confusing patterns above New York City.
News Flash: Lightning Deaths Hit a Record Low in 2017
Death from lightning strike hit a record low in 2017 in the United States, according to a new report.
Lightning Bolts Are Churning Out Antimatter All Over Planet Earth
Flash, boom, gamma-rays!
Dazzling Lightning Flashes Captured in Solar Eclipse's Shadow
Lighting from a storm on Aug. 21 is visible within the eclipse's shadow over North America.
Rare Wildfires Burning in Greenland Seen from Space
Today marks day 10 since the blaze was first detected by instruments aboard NASA satellites.
Global Warming Is Fueling Arizona's Monstrous Monsoons
The Southwest's monsoons are becoming more intense, even as less rain falls on average.
