have recently published papers in which they have discussed from theoretical considerations the start and progress of a lightning flash, and in a recent number of NATURE (August 7, p. 190 ...

One such video has left people scared yet captivated - a lightning bolt striking a building. Some viewers were scared by the ...

Despite hundreds more sightings since then, scientists have struggled to explain the exact nature of ball lightning, leading some to question whether it is real, an optical illusion, or even a ...

Also, he says, the intensity of lightning is increasing: recently, scientists confirmed an almost 500-mile-long bolt of lightning that lit up the sky across three US states and set a new record ...

An almost 500-mile long bolt of lightning that lit up the sky across three US states has set a new world record for longest flash, scientists have confirmed. The bolt in 2020, extended a total of ...