The study published last month in the science journal, Nature Physics, explains how ice can produce electricity, similar to ...

Scientists have uncovered how invisible bursts of gamma rays inside thunderstorms may spark lightning, offering new insights ...

Lightning strikes are some of the most awesome demonstrations of power on Earth, and the results can range from mild to destructive.

Staff at the Sanford Underground Research Facility describe their defensive plan that keeps the science below safe from ...

California has seen a record this summer, with tens of thousands of lightning strikes, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

Scott Butner, a retired PNNL scientist-turned-landscape photographer, has chased lightning storms much of his life.

When lightning strikes are abundant, so are wildfires — some in remote places across the state. Scientists warn there may be ...

More than a dozen new recent wildfires ignited across the Cascades from lightning strikes. See size, containment and air ...

Next time you're stuck in a thunderstorm, try this easy way to calculate how far away you are from lightning strikes.