Many common beliefs about lightning are myths. These ideas often stem from simple observations and are passed down without ...

In the remote Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, a rare fungus grows inside dead caterpillars. In traditional Chinese medicine, this ...

Our eyes deceive us when lightning strikes like a giant spark cracking the sky in two. That giant spark is only as big around as a golf ball. Like everything else in nature, it happens for a reason.

NORFOLK, Va. — When most people think of lightning, they picture bright flashes in the sky or the rumble of thunder that follows. But lightning does more than put on a show during storms: it helps ...

Dipteryx oleifera trees not only survive lightning strikes, they grow taller, lose rivals, and reproduce more successfully.

On Sunday, lightning touched down at Clearwater Beach, Florida, injuring eight people. Here's what happens to your body when lightning strikes.