Learn essential safety tips to protect yourself from lightning strikes during thunderstorms. Follow these do’s and don’ts to ...

Lightning is usually seen as a harbinger of destruction in forests, killing or damaging trees in their blasts. But in the ...

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

The tonka bean tree, scientifically known as Dipteryx oleifera, has developed the ability to not only survive strikes but also to transfer the electricity from lightning to its “enemies” and the ...

That "something else" appears to originate from space.

Each year, there are millions of lightning strikes in the United States. These strikes can be dangerous with about 20 people ...

Tonka Bean Trees in Panama Can Survive Lightning Strikes And Then Use that Charge to Take Down ‘Clingy Partners’ All ...

A tropical tree species in Panama’s lowland rainforest appears to benefit from lightning strikes by surviving unscathed while ...

The lightning crouch, a baseball-catcher-like stance some cite as a safeguard against lightning strikes, offers no meaningful ...

Thirteen people were killed after being struck by lightning in four districts of Bihar, an official statement said on Wednesday. According to the statement issued by the chief minister’s office (CMO), ...

Nine students were injured after lightning struck a school building in Jharkhand’s Koderma district on Wednesday afternoon, an official said. The incident happened in Lalkapani village in Markacho ...

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