Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Penn State-led study reveals the hidden chain reaction that starts lightning, linking electrons, X-rays, and gamma rays. (CREDIT ...

The mystery of how lightning begins in clouds may have been solved, scientists have claimed. Research has shown that the interaction of hail and cosmic rays from elsewhere in the universe could be ...

Inside a thunderstorm, warm air is forced upward in a strong updraft. As the air rises, ice and water particles collide inside the cloud, creating electrical charges. Those collisions build up ...

Researchers studied lightning on Earth using ISS' instruments Bolts represent only a small portion of a lightning A lightning's formation process occurs in Earth's upper atmosphere A team of ...

In a small lab at Penn State University, lightning may be happening on a scale smaller than a deck of cards. Victor Pasko, a professor of electrical engineering, and his team have shown that under ...

It is a phenomenon of terrifying beauty – the flash of lightning within the dark, brooding clouds of ash thrown out by erupting volcanoes. But scientists now believe they have unraveled the mystery of ...

Lightning is one of the most captivating and intriguing weather formations. More than a hundred lightning bolts hit the earth every second with these special strikes hitting during thunderstorms, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lightning has captured people’s fascination for millennia. It’s embedded in mythology, religion and popular culture. Think of Thor ...

Scientists have known for decades how lightning travels once it forms, but the exact trigger inside a thundercloud stayed uncertain. A new study now offers the clearest explanation yet for how ...