Scientists have revealed a hidden trigger of lightning that could resolve a centuries-old weather mystery. Earth is struck by some 44 bolts of lightning each second, on average. Despite this, ...

Lightning is one of the most familiar spectacles in the sky, yet the exact spark that starts a bolt has remained stubbornly out of reach. Now a physicist has managed to trap a microscopic particle and ...

The victims range in age from 7 to 61, according to the authorities. By Alexandra E. Petri Hannah Ziegler and Livia Albeck-Ripka One person was killed and 13 others were injured after being struck by ...

A 61-year-old archery instructor died after a lightning strike hit a club hosting a Cub Scout competition, leaving at least 14 others injured, most of them children, officials said. The strike ...