In a world first, Japanese researchers flew a lightning-proof drone in a thunderstorm, using it to induce and direct natural ...

Japan’s NTT develops drones that can trigger and guide lightning, aiming to protect cities and study storm behavior.

There are many common misconceptions when it comes to lightning. Learn more about the truths & tales of lightning with ...

The colossal obelisk of Stoodley Pike towers above the Calder Valley between the towns of Hebden Bridge and Todmorden.

THIS is the shocking moment a lightning strike knocks five uni students to the ground, leaving two fighting for their lives. The split second lightning flash was captured on video at a university ...

Severe thunderstorms created an intense light show in Bowie, Texas, on Friday night, April 18. Footage captured by storm chaser Chad Casey shows what Casey described as a “cloud to ground lightning ...

The shocking lightning strike happened at Teerthanker Mahaveer University in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Thursday, April 10 ...

Though being struck by lightning is usually bad, the tropical tree Dipteryx oleifera benefits. A strike kills other nearby trees and parasitic vines.

The lightning strikes were part of the first thunderstorms of 2025, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Mark Deutschendorf. While the number of strikes was a little unusual for ...

Scientists discover trees in the lowland rainforests of Panama that use lightning strikes ... could triangulate the strike with high accuracy. When combined with on-the-ground surveys and drone ...