WE constantly find allusions in ancient classical authors, to lightning and thunder occurring in a clear sky. The former is often explained as referring to the phenomenon commonly known as ...

Similar branching, almost always directed downwards, is shown by lightning discharges between a thundercloud and the ground. For this reason it has been concluded that the direction of branching ...

Lightning strikes in the atmosphere can trigger a rain of high-powered “killer electrons” in low-Earth orbit that form ...

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 ...

Scientists said the lightning strike, which was indentified in a geophysics survey, could show a potential link between the construction of ancient stone circles and the forces of nature.

It is a wakeup call to us by nature. "Lightning is of three types. The first is thundercloud or intra-cloud lightning. The second is cloud-to-cloud or Inter-cloud lightning and third is cloud-to ...

It is five times hotter than the sun and turns sand to glass in an instant It can shoot 80 kilometres up above storm clouds And it may even have provided the original spark that created life ...