Seven kids on a hike with their church were hospitalized Thursday after a lightning bolt struck the wet ground they were standing ... Lightning strikes: Chances of being struck by lightning ...

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

Each year, there are millions of lightning strikes in the United States ... becomes too great between that in the cloud and the ground there is a rapid discharge of electricity that we know ...

About 1.4 billion lightning ... a lightning strike when it hits the drone, with the help of some attached lightning rods. The drone was attached to a 984-foot-long conductive ground wire with ...

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 ...

Lightning can enter your home in several ways: a direct strike, through wires or plumbing, or via the ground. Knowing which household items can be dangerous during a lightning strike is key to ...