Lightning Strikes Frequently Lightning is one of nature's most electrifying spectacles, and its frequency is nothing short of astonishing. Lightning strikes the Earth about 8 million times per day.

The Lightning Land project was inspired by fulgurites, a glass tube formed by sand struck by lightning, which causes the sand to melt and then rapidly vitrify, forming irregular elongated shapes ...

Thundering Fulgurite and Fulgurite Shard in Monster Hunter Wilds are unique items that players can find in the vast expanse of the Forbidden Lands. These materials can be sold off to earn zenny or ...

New research suggests “microlightning” exchanges among water droplets in Earth’s early atmosphere may have sparked the building blocks of life.

As massive bolts of lightning and energy crackled ... enclosed their “atmosphere” inside a glass sphere and jolted it with electricity, producing simple amino acids containing carbon and ...

SEATTLE — Widespread thunderstorms moved through western Washington Wednesday night, with lightning illuminating skies across the region. The National Weather Service said about 900 lightning ...

A new study reports that some tropical tree species are not only able to tolerate lightning strikes, but benefit from them. The trees may have even evolved to act as lightning rods. Getting zapped ...

Ford’s electric pickup didn’t fare as well. F-150 Lightning Sales were down nearly 15% last month with only 2,199 units sold. Through March, Ford has sold 15% fewer Lightning models than it ...