Lightning sparked almost 60% of the wildfires—and those blazes accounted for 93% of the total area burned. Now a ...

Because the sparking happens so uniformly across the branches they observed, the team suspects the phenomenon scales up massively. Tens to hundreds of leaves on every treetop under a thunderstorm ...

Tree leaves are found to emit tiny electrical sparks during thunderstorms, reshaping how we understand forest and storm ...

In the summer of 2024, the researchers hit the road, chasing storms from Florida to Pennsylvania. Finally, they got lucky: While camped out during a thunderstorm in Pembroke, North Carolina, they ...

Close to 200 flights at Tampa International Airport were delayed Friday as a round of thunderstorms moved across the area.

A tornado and flying debris were captured on camera during a Severe Thunderstorm Warning in Jefferson County Thursday afternoon. The EF-0 tornado with winds of 85 mph happened around 4 p.m. in ...

Well, those Falcon 9 landings never get old. Imagine, just over a decade ago the idea of being able to land a rocket upright after it’d been to space seemed crazy. And then SpaceX went and did it.

A NASA astronaut has shared a breathtaking 60x speed time-lapse from orbit, capturing lightning storms, blazing sunsets and ...

Scientists have observed "coronae" on treetops for the first time, confirming the phenomenon occurs in the wild.

Water ice on Mars, bubbling gas on a distant star, a snow-covered island, and a pre-planetary nebula are featured this week. Plus, a look back at an image of Mars taken by the Dawn spacecraft during a ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The electrical energy generated by thunderstorms can make our hair stand up, and even create ...