The dance of electrical charges high above us is more complex than most people realize. While we typically think of lightning as bright bolts striking the ground, the vast majority of lightning ...

A big storm is approaching... The sky turns dark, thunder rumbles, and suddenly: a bolt of lightning splits the sky, followed by a deafening noise. That's lightning. But what exactly is it? And how ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — With all thunderstorms comes lightning. Of the various types of lightning, one that meteorologists monitor closely is cloud-to-ground lightning. Here’s how it works: ...

A "phenomenal" view of lightning striking between clouds has been captured from space. The incredible sighting was shared in an Instagram video posted by European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andreas ...

Our rainy spring has now stretched deep into July, so it's perhaps no surprise that we're also seeing more noisy, window-rattling thunderstorms accompanied by lightning. Just ask anyone who was at the ...

Strokes of lightning flashing down towards the ground are a familiar sight during summer thunderstorms, but scientists have capture an image of a rare lightning bolt shooting out upwards from a cloud, ...