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 ...

Two astrophotographers captured breathtaking video of over 105 red sprites over Tibet during a massive thunderstorm.

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

The Tampa Bay Lightning and Buffalo Sabres combined to split 10 goals in the opening 40 minutes on Thursday before the newest Bolts made their presence felt to help Tampa Bay to a 6-5 victory at ...

TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning have acquired forwards Yanni Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand, along with a fifth-round draft pick in 2026 as part of a three-team trade with the Seattle Kraken ...