In a lab filled with bouncing green lasers and an anti-vibration table that hums a soft, squishy sound, the researchers used ...

An accidental discovery involving laser beams and particles suspended in light may unravel the mysterious nature of lightning strikes.

In fact, 'how lightning is born' has not been clarified even by modern science. In order to solve this mystery, a new radio telescope, LOFAR (LOw Frequency ARray), which researchers use to observe ...

Scientists appear to have found the final puzzle pieces to unravel the mystery behind how lightning strikes occur. Around the world, every day, roughly three and a half million bolts of lightning ...

The crack of lightning has always seemed straightforward — clouds build up electric charge, and eventually, it snaps. But the chain of events that lights the sky has remained an atmospheric puzzle for ...

Ruinous fires across the West often lead to smoke-filled days with flames tearing through large swaths of natural land. While most of these fires are started by people, many fires start because of ...